77148-5
Albumin [Mass/volume] in Serum, Plasma or Blood by Bromocresol purple (BCP) dye binding method
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Part Description
LP6118-6 Albumin
A non-glycosylated protein that is synthesized in the liver parenchymal cells, regulated by colloid osmotic pressure from interstitial fluid surrounding hepatocytes, and catabolized in nearly all organs. Albumin comprises >50% of plasma proteins in plasma, CSF and urine, and therefore is a key contributor to intravascular oncotic pressure and regulating fluid concentration in tissues. Albumin also binds and transports a variety of endogenous substances and medications. Serum albumin measurement is a reflection of hydration and nutritional status, blood oncotic pressure, liver and kidney function, and other chronic diseases, and the ratio of albumin in the CSF and serum can be used to evaluate blood brain barrier disorders. [Tietz] Urine albumin of less than 30 mg/day is considered normal. Microalbuminuria is defined as urine albumin of 30-300 mg/day and is an early sign of kidney damage from disorders such as diabetes or hypertension. Albuminuria is urine albumin >300 mg/day and is associated with overt kidney disease. PMID: 25512779
Source: Regenstrief LOINC
Reference Information
| Type | Source | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Mapping Guidance | LOINC | This term was made to accommodate a laboratory system outside of the US. LOINC currently discourages the use of specimens combining ser/plas and blood in one term (as ser/plas/bld) for two reasons. First, practices usually want to distinguish the two on ordering since whole blood usually implies a point of care test and ser/plas usually implies sending to another location. Second, whole blood tests are usually classified as low complexity (waived) under CLIA regulations, and because waived tests are excluded from the annual COLA report of testing volume (required by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services) and ser/plas tests are not, the two have to be distinguished. |
Fully-Specified Name
- Component
- Albumin
- Property
- MCnc
- Time
- Pt
- System
- Ser/Plas/Bld
- Scale
- Qn
- Method
- BCP
Additional Names
- Short Name
- Albumin SerPlBld BCP-mCnc
- Display Name
- Albumin BCP dye (S/P/Bld) [Mass/Vol]
- Consumer Name Alpha Get Info
- Albumin, Blood
Basic Attributes
- Class
- CHEM
- Type
- Laboratory
- First Released
- Version 2.52
- Last Updated
- Version 2.68
- Change Reason
- Release 2.68: DefinitionDescription: Moved to Mapping Guidance section.
- Order vs. Observation
- Both
Member of these Groups Get Info
| LOINC Group | Group Name |
|---|---|
| LG5465-2 | Albumin| |
Language Variants Get Info
| Tag | Language | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| es-ES | Spanish (Spain) | Albúmina: Synonyms: Cuantitativo |
| es-MX | Spanish (Mexico) | Albúmina: |
| fr-CA | French (Canada) | Albumine: |
| fr-FR | French (France) | Albumine: |
| fr-BE | French (Belgium) | Albumine: |
| it-IT | Italian (Italy) | Albumina: Synonyms: Chimica Concentrazione di Massa Metodo dye binding al violetto di bromocresolo (BC Plasma Plasma o Sangue Punto nel tempo (episodio) Sangue Siero Siero o Plasma Siero,Plasma o Sangue |
| nl-NL | Dutch (Netherlands) | albumine: Synonyms: broomcresolpaars |
| pl-PL | Polish (Poland) | Albumina: |
| tr-TR | Turkish (Turkey) | Albumin: Synonyms: Bromkrezol moru boya bağlama yöntemi |
| zh-CN | Chinese (China) | 白蛋白: Synonyms: Alb; |
Example Units
| Unit | Source |
|---|---|
| g/L | Example UCUM Units |
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