Hypoalbuminaemia

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• Synonyms

  • Low plasma albumin
  • Low albumin

• Causes

  • Burn
  • Septicaemia
  • Adult respiratory distress syndrome
  • Chronic liver disease
  • Liver failure
  • Nephrotic syndrome
  • Protein-losing enteropathy
  • Low protein intake
  • Metastasis
  • Pre-eclampsia
  • Blood change in pregnancy
  • Increased systemic vascular permeability
  • Erythroderma
  • Decreased serum acute phase proteins

• Effects

  • Decreased oncotic pressure
  • Hyponatraemia
  • Leukonychia
  • Sick euthyroidism

• Parents

  • Blood investigation