Authors: Mary A. Williamson Mt(ascp) Phd,L. Michael Snyder Md
Cirrhosis
Conditions that decrease albumin
Diabetes
Long-term TPN
Malabsorption
Myocardial infarction
Nephrotic syndrome
Nutritional deficiency
Pregnancy
Pulmonary TB
Ulcerative colitis, Crohn disease
Regional enteritis, sprue, intestinal bypass, neoplastic disease
Increased catabolism induced by anabolic steroids
Limitations