Aldosterone

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Lying down: 2 to 16 ng/dl

Upright: 5 to 41 ng/dl

Normal value ranges may vary slightly among different laboratories.

Note: ng/dl = nanograms per deciliter

Higher-than-normal levels of aldosterone may indicate:

• Primary hyperaldosteronism (rare)
• Bartter syndrome (extremely rare)
• Secondary hyperaldosteronism from cardiac or kidney disease
• Cushing's syndrome (rare)
• Very low sodium diet
• Pregnancy

Lower-than-normal levels of aldosterone may indicate:

• Addison's disease (rare)
• Very high sodium diet
• Congenital adrenal hyperplasia
• Hyporeninemic hypoaldosteronism

Review Date: 03/08/2006
Reviewed By: Robert Hurd, M.D., Department of Biology, College of Arts and Sciences, Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.