Albumin Test — Book Online at Medall

What Is the Albumin Test?

Key benefits of this package include:

• Albumin is the primary protein synthesised by the liver and makes up roughly 60% of the total protein in your blood plasma. It performs several vital functions:
• Oncotic pressure — keeps fluid inside blood vessels, preventing it from leaking into tissues
• Transport — carries hormones (thyroid hormones, cortisol), fatty acids, calcium, and medications through the bloodstream
• Nutritional marker — reflects protein status and overall nutritional health
• Buffer — helps maintain the blood's acid-base balance
• When the liver is damaged and unable to produce sufficient albumin — or when the kidneys are damaged and albumin leaks into the urine — serum albumin levels fall. This decline is clinically significant and directly associated with disease severity in both liver and kidney conditions.
• The Albumin test is ordered for:
• Liver disease monitoring — cirrhosis, hepatitis, and liver failure are all associated with declining albumin
• Kidney disease screening — nephrotic syndrome causes significant albumin loss through the urine (checked here via serum; urinary albumin is a separate test — Urine Microalbumin)
• Nutritional assessment — malnutrition, malabsorption disorders (Crohn's disease, celiac), and prolonged illness all reduce albumin
• Chronic disease management — inflammatory conditions like rheumatoid arthritis and IBD can suppress albumin production
• Surgical and critical care — albumin is monitored in hospitalised patients as a marker of clinical status and recovery
• Normal Albumin Range (approximate):
• Adults: 3.5 – 5.0 g/dL (Reference ranges may vary by laboratory. Your Medall report will include the applicable reference range.)

What Does the Albumin Test Measure?

What Does the Albumin Test Measure?

FAQs