Albumin Lab Values

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Overview

  1. Albumin
    1. Normal Value Range
    2. Pathophysiology
    3. Special Considerations
    4. Too High: Causes, Symptoms, Treatments
    5. Too Low: Causes, Symptoms, Treatments

Nursing Points

General

  1. Normal value range
    1. 3.5 – 6.0 g/dL
  2. Pathophysiology
    1. Produced in the liver
    2. Main protein of plasma
    3. Responsible for maintaining oncotic pressure
      1. Draws fluid into blood vessel
      2. “Protein pulls”
      3. Refer to Fluid & Electrolytes lesson  01.02 Fluid Pressures
    4. Transport protein
    5. Serves as amino acid
    6. Nutrition
      1. Poor indicator of nutrition
        1. Due to long half-life
      2. Pre-Albumin
        1. Better indicator of nutrition
  3. Special considerations
    1. Green top typically
    2. Usually sent with several other labs
      1. Chemistries
      2. Liver function tests
      3. Nutritional labs
  4. Elevated Albumin levels
    1. Dehydration
    2. Excess infusion of albumin
  5. Decreased albumin levels
    1. Liver disease
    2. Fluid loss
      1. Fistula
      2. Hemorrhage
      3. Kidney Disease
      4. Burns
    3. Congestive heart failure
    4. Long term poor nutrition
      1. Inadequate intake
    5. Inflammation

Assessment

  1. Assess patient’s pre-albumin for nutritional status or indications of acute illness

Nursing Concepts

  1. Lab Values
  2. Nutrition

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ABGs Nursing Normal Lab Values
Glaucoma
Menstrual Cycle
X-Ray (Xray)
ABG (Arterial Blood Gas) Interpretation-The Basics
Nursing Care and Pathophysiology of Acute Kidney (Renal) Injury (AKI)
Addisons Disease
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Nursing Care and Pathophysiology for Diabetes Insipidus (DI)
Nursing Care and Pathophysiology for Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC)
Nursing Care and Pathophysiology of Glomerulonephritis
Nursing Care and Pathophysiology for Herpes Zoster – Shingles
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Thrombocytopenia
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Echocardiogram (Cardiac Echo)
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Metabolic Acidosis (interpretation and nursing diagnosis)
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Nursing Care and Pathophysiology of Angina
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Lymphoma
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Nursing Care and Pathophysiology of Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA)
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Malignant Hyperthermia
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Nursing Care and Pathophysiology for Crohn’s Disease
Normal Sinus Rhythm
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Red Blood Cell (RBC) Lab Values
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Nursing Care and Pathophysiology for Cholecystitis
Discomforts of Pregnancy
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Hemoglobin (Hbg) Lab Values
Nursing Care and Pathophysiology for Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
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Sinus Bradycardia
Nursing Care and Pathophysiology for Anaphylaxis
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Hematocrit (Hct) Lab Values
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Sinus Tachycardia
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Discharge (DC) Teaching After Surgery
Nutrition in Pregnancy
Pacemakers
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Atrial Fibrillation (A Fib)
Platelets (PLT) Lab Values
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Miscellaneous Nerve Disorders
Premature Ventricular Contraction (PVC)
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Albumin Lab Values
Nursing Care and Pathophysiology for Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID)
Cholesterol (Chol) Lab Values
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Nursing Care and Pathophysiology of Hypertension (HTN)
Ammonia (NH3) Lab Values
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