Urinary aldosterone test

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feminine noun (clinical biochemistry / urology)

Definition

The elimination of the hormone aldosterone or its metabolites through urine; in a medical and laboratory sense, the term designates the quantitative analysis of the concentration of this hormone excreted over 24 hours, a crucial test used to evaluate adrenal cortex activity.

Bilingual Equivalents

  • Urinary aldosterone test
  • Aldosteronuria

Grammatical & Source Details

Inflection Type Feminine noun, structurally singular, following standard laboratory nomenclature rules.
Formation Medical compound combining the hormonal marker 'aldosterone' with the classic suffix '-uria' (urine status).
Spelling / Pronunciation [al.dos.te.ro.ˈnu.ri.e]
Source Tietz Textbook of Clinical Chemistry and Molecular Diagnostics

Contextual Usage Examples

RO: Pacientul a colectat urina timp de o zi întreagă pentru a măsura gradul exact de aldosteronurie.

EN: The patient collected urine for an entire day to measure the exact degree of aldosteronurie.

RO: O aldosteronurie crescută, asociată cu niveluri scăzute de renină în plasmă, confirmă diagnosticul de adenom suprarenalian.

EN: An elevated aldosteronurie, associated with low plasma renin levels, confirms the diagnosis of an adrenal adenoma.

RO: Rezultatele testului de aldosteronurie pot fi distorsionate dacă pacientul consumă o cantitate prea mare de sare înainte de recoltare.

EN: The results of the aldosteronurie test can be distorted if the patient consumes too much salt prior to collection.

Idioms & Phrases

Aldosteronurie pe 24 de ore / 24-hour urinary aldosterone assessment

RO: Procedură standard de diagnostic ce cuantifică rata de eliminare zilnică a hormonului pentru a evita fluctuațiile circadiene din sânge.

EN: A standard diagnostic procedure quantifying the daily hormone elimination rate to bypass circadian plasma fluctuations.

Aldosteronurie bazală / Basal urinary aldosterone level

RO: Valoarea eliminării urinare măsurată în condiții de repaus și dietă normosodată, servind ca punct de referință fiziologic.

EN: The value of urinary excretion measured under resting conditions and a normal sodium diet, serving as a physiological benchmark.

Test de supresie prin aldosteronurie / Urinary aldosterone suppression test

RO: Protocol clinic ce implică încărcarea cu sodiu pentru a observa dacă organismul poate opri autonom eliminarea urinară a hormonului.

EN: A clinical protocol involving sodium loading to observe whether the body can autonomously halt the urinary clearance of the hormone.

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