ALBUMIN

CHEMISTRY

ALB

Pleural Fluid, Peritoneal Fluid

ALBUMIN is included in a liver panel.

PLASMA , PLEURAL FLUID, PERITONEAL FLUID

1-2 ML

PLEURAL FLUID, PERITONEAL FLUID

DRAW 1 LIGHT GREEN LITHIUM HEPARIN TUBE. SEND TO LAB ASAP OR SPIN AND SEPARATE THEN REFRIGERATE DURING TRANSPORT.
PLACE PLEURAL FLUID, AND PERITONEAL FLUID IN A RED TOP TUBE.

LT GREEN LITHIUM HEPARIN TUBE OR PLACE FLUIDS IN RED TRANSPORT TUBE.

TO THE LAB AS SOON AS POSSIBLE OR SPIN AND SEPARATE THEN REFRIGERATE DUR

24 HRS TO 5 DAYS IF REFRIGERATED.

Unlabeled sample, improper temperature during transport. Wrong sample collection. Sample unspun before transport.

Daily

Testing on body fluid is performed and reported at the clinician's request. The laboratory has no specific data on the accuracy or
reliability of this test, nor can the lab provide validated reference ranges.

3.5 - 5.0 g/dL

Serum albumin measurements are used in the monitoring and treatment of numerous diseases involving those related to nutrition and pathology particularly in the liver and kidney. Serum albumin is valuable when following response to therapy where improvement in the serum albumin level is the best sign of successful medical treatment. There may be a loss of albumin in the gastrointestinal tract, in the urine secondary to renal damage or direct loss of albumin through the skin. More than 50% of patients with gluten enteropathy have depressed albumin. The only cause of increased albumin is dehydration; there is no naturally occurring hyperalbuminemia.