Types

• Liver is a site of 90% of all proteins and 100% albumin synthesis. This test measures the amount of protein in blood. Two classes of Proteins are found in the blood, albumin and Globulin. Albumin is made by the Liver and makes up about 6 of proteins in the blood.

Functions of Plasma /Serum proteins

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Description

• 6.0 -8.3 g/dl

When to get Tested

• As a screening test for adults with no risk factors for heart disease
• When a person has one or more risk factors for heart disease( Cigarette smoking, Being overweight or Obese, old age , Pre existing heart disease, diabetes)

Elevated Level

• Multiple myeloma
• Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemias
• Collagen-vascular disease
• Sarcoidosis
• Dehydration
• Arthritis
• Chronic infections
• Chronic liver disease, including chronic active hepatitis and cirrhosis
• Tropical diseases (eg, kala-azar, leprosy, and others)
• Collagen disease (eg, lupus erythematosus (SLE), and other instances of chronic infection / inflammation)

Decreased Level

• Malnutrition
• Low protein diet
• Malabsorption
• Overhydration
• Pregnancy
• Chronic disease
• Neoplasm
• Nephrosis
• Cirrhosis
• Prolonged immobilization
• Heart failure
• Protein losing enteropathies
• Crohns disease and chronic ulcerative colitis
• Hyperthyroidism
• Burns
• Severe skin disease and other chronic diseases