What do the results mean?
If your results show a higher than normal amount of renin, it may mean you have:
If your results show a lower than normal amount of renin, it may mean you have:
Most often, your renin test results will be compared with aldosterone test results. These results may show one of the following:
- Lower than normal renin/Lower than normal aldosterone. This may mean you have Cushing’s syndrome, a disorder in which the adrenal glands make too much of a hormone called cortisol.
- Lower than normal renin/Higher than normal aldosterone. This may mean you have PA.
- Higher than normal renin/Lower than normal aldosterone. This may mean you have Addison disease.
- Higher than normal renin/Higher than normal aldosterone. This may mean you have secondary aldosteronism. In this disorder, a medical condition in another part of the body causes the adrenal glands to make too much aldosterone. These conditions include diseases of the heart, liver, and kidneys.
Depending on your results, your provider may recommend medicine and/or diet and lifestyle changes to treat your condition.
If you have questions about your results, talk to your health care provider.
Learn more about laboratory tests, references ranges, understanding results.
