High BP test camp
Serum aldosterone blood test
If your BP stays high even on medicines, a hormone called aldosterone may be the reason. One simple blood test can check. If this is the cause, it can be treated, and BP often becomes much easier to control.
Who should get tested
You have high BP and any one of these:
- Taking 3 or more BP medicines
- BP often above 150/100
- Low potassium in a past report
- Loud snoring or sleep apnoea
- High BP that started before age 40
- Stroke at a young age in the family