II. Pharmacokinetics
- Serum Half-Life: 20 days
III. Interpretation: Normal
- Serum Albumin: 4 to 6 g/dl
IV. Causes: Increased
V. Causes: Decreased
- Liver disease
- Nephrotic Syndrome
- Malnutrition
- Rapid Intravenous hydration
- Protein losing Enteropathy
- Severe burns
- Neoplasia
- Chronic inflammatory disease
- Pregnancy
- Oral Contraceptives
- Prolonged immobility
- Acute severe illness (esp. children)
- Severe acute systemic inflammation results in capillary leak of albumin, resulting in hypoalbuminemia
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| Definition (NCI) | A quantitative measurement of the amount of albumin present in a sample of serum. |
| Concepts | Laboratory Procedure (T059) |
| SnomedCT | 144062002, 166782000, 104485008 |
| CPT | 82040 |
| Dutch | serum albumine |
| French | Sérum-albumine |
| German | Albumin im Serum |
| Italian | Albumina sierica |
| Portuguese | Seralbumina |
| Spanish | Albúmina en suero, Albumina; serica, medición de albúmina, suero (procedimiento), medición de albúmina, suero, nivel de albúmina del suero |
| Japanese | 血清アルブミン, ｹｯｾｲｱﾙﾌﾞﾐﾝ |
| English | Serum Albumin Measurement, ALBUMIN SERUM PLASMA/WHOLE BLOOD, Albumin; serum, plasma or whole blood, serum albumin measurement, serum albumin measurement (lab test), Serum albumin measurement, serum albumin, serum albumin test, serum albumin level test, Measurement of albumin in serum, Serum albumin (& level) (procedure), Albumin - serum, Serum albumin (& level), Serum Albumin Test, Serum albumin, Albumin measurement, serum, Serum albumin level, SA - Serum albumin, Albumin measurement, serum (procedure), ASSAY OF SERUM ALBUMIN, Assay of serum albumin |
| Czech | Albumin v séru |
| Hungarian | Szérum albumin |
