Authors: Mary A. Williamson Mt(ascp) Phd,L. Michael Snyder Md
Normal range:
18–40 mg/dL.
Use
Evaluation of nutritional status, total parenteral nutrition
Clinical indicator of liver status
Interpretation
Increased In
Chronic renal failure
Hodgkin disease
Decreased In
Inflammation
Hepatic dysfunction
Protein deficiency states
Cancer
CF
Chronic illness
Limitations