Test Overview
Direct ELISA
Up tp 25 pg/mL
* Reference ranges may change over time. Please refer to the original patient report when evaluating results.
Patient preparation: Patient should be on a normal sodium diet, 110 mEq of sodium. Patient should be in a recumbent posture for at least 30 minutes prior to drawing specimen. Diuretics, mineralocorticoids, glucocorticoids, estrogens, oral contraceptives, ACT medications and sodium, potassium, and posture all affect Angiotensin levels.
Test Details
13 - 18 days
Specimen Requirements
Patient preparation: Patient should be on a normal sodium diet, 110 mEq of sodium. Patient should be in a recumbent posture for at least 30 minutes prior to drawing specimen. Collect specimen in EDTA lavender top tube. Spiin and aliquot plasma off the cells IMMEDIATELY after collection into a screw capped plastic tube. Send to Specimen Processing frozen.
Patient preparation: Patient should be on a normal sodium diet, 110 mEq of sodium. Patient should be in a recumbent posture for at least 30 minutes prior to collection of specimen. Diuretics, mineralocorticoids, glucocorticoids, estrogens, oral contraceptives, and ACTH medications and sodium, potassium, and posture all affect Angiotensin levels.
Draw specimen in an EDTA lav top tube. Immediately centrifuge, aliquot and freeze the plasma. Send to Specimen Processing frozen.
Additional Information
Test sent to Mayo Clinic Laboratories; performed by Interscience Institute