Albumin, Serum
Serum albumin measures the most abundant protein in your blood. Albumin is made by your liver and helps keep fluid inside your blood vessels while carrying hormones, vitamins, and medications.
Albumin reflects aspects of your liver function, nutrition, and overall health, and it influences how other results like calcium are interpreted. It's a widely used, informative marker.
A higher albumin is most often due to dehydration rather than a disease. Your clinician will consider your hydration and the rest of your results.
A lower albumin can result from liver or kidney conditions, inflammation, or poor nutrition; it's common in many illnesses and is interpreted in context.
A typical range is roughly 3.5 to 5.0 g/dL. Your clinician can explain your value.
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Educational context only, not medical advice or a diagnosis. Reference ranges vary by lab, age and sex; always discuss your results with a clinician.