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What's a 2 hour supine aldosterone test looking for?

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Dr. David Geffner answered

Specializes in Endocrinology

A cause of high BP: It is not very useful used alone without testing for plasma renin activity. Ask your doctor why he is recommending it.

Dr Villaplana and another doctor agreed

Answered 8/6/2019

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