albumin (serum) Test

Commonly referred to as Blood Albumin, it is a protein made by the liver. Albumin helps move many small molecules through the blood, including bilirubin, calcium, progesterone, and medications and keeps fluids from leaking out of blood vessels; nourishes tissues, and transports hormones, vitamins, and ions like calcium throughout the body and plays a vital role in tissue growth and healing.

Albumin plays an important role in keeping the fluid from the blood from leaking out into the tissues. Since albumin is made by the liver, decreased albumin is a sign of liver disease.

A Serum Albumin Test is a simple blood test that assess the volume of albumin in blood. The serum albumin test is part of the standard panel of liver test. The albumin blood test can be used in the detection of the progress or lack of it and diagnosis of several health conditions like liver disorders, kidney diseases and chronic pancreatitis.

The typical albumin normal range is between 3.5 to 5.5 grams per decilitre. This range can vary slightly at different pathological labs. 

Low albumin levels or Hypoalbuminemia are indicative of several health conditions; some of which are as follows;

• Liver Disease
• Inflammation
• Shock
• Malnutrition
• Nephritic syndrome
• Crohn’s disease
• Celiac Disease

High albumin levels or Hyperalbuminemia indicate towards dehydration or have a protein rich diet.    

Serum albumin test is pretty safe and has no major side effects as such apart from a few mild side effects that too in very rare cases. Some of the common side effects of serum albumin test are as follows;

• Soreness at the puncture site
• Dizziness
• Excessive bleeding
• Infection at the puncture site

The Urine Albumin Test also called microalbuminuria test is another of albumin test that determines the amount of albumin in urine, and its presence in the urine at a certain level might be signalling to kidney damage. If the kidneys are damaged it would fail to keep the albumin in blood and it would spill into the urine and lead to a condition called  ‘albuminuria’.

The urine albumin test is specially recommended to people suffering from diabetes and hypertension, who are at a higher risk of kidney damage.

24 to 36 Hours

An albumin test is ordered to evaluate the liver function, kidney function.

An Albuminn test is ordered when a person shows symptoms of liver disorder such as jaundice, fatigue, or weight loss or symptoms of nephrotic syndrome such as swelling around the eyes, belly or legs.

Preparatory instructions during specimen collection*: No Fasting Required.No other special preparations required.

Specimen type: Serum (Blood Sample)

Specimen collection procedure: Venipuncture - Collection of blood from a vein, usually from the arm.

Albumin treatment is mainly dependent upon the related health conditions that led to the high or levels of albumin in blood.

For instance, in Hypoalbuminemia or low albumin levels the albumin treatments include the following;

• Blood pressure medication for people suffering from heart failure or kidney disease
• Another significant albumin treatment step is bringing about lifestyle change like quitting alcohol in people with liver disease.
• Medications to control chronic gastrointestinal disease and to reduce inflammation in the body. 
• Antibiotics might also be prescribed for the treatment of hypoalbuminemia after severe burn.
• Dietary changes can also help in heart and kidney disease that cause hypoalbuminemia.

The albumin test cost are variable and the prices are found to vary from one city to another. Nevertheless the albumin test costs are found to average on the lower side and is easily affordable to a large section of the population.

We are here at your service to provide serum albumin test or urine albumin test at the comfort of your home, so you don’t have to take the stress to travel all the way to a pathological lab to submit your blood or urine sample and then run to collect the test report.

In our at – home healthcare service we not only send our representative healthcare professionals at your home to collect the sample but, also deliver the test report to you at your home. So if you need album blood test or urine albumin test just contact us either online or call us on our phone number to take advantage of an economical and highly reliable lab tests at home.