Is albumin albumin?

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Albumin (also known as albumin) is the most important protein in human plasma, which maintains body nutrition and osmotic pressure. The concentration was 38 ~ 48g / L, accounting for about 50% of the total plasma protein. The liver synthesizes about 12g albumin every day. Is albumin albumin? Let's talk about it

Is albumin albumin?

Albumin is a kind of non-specific transport protein, which can reversibly combine with many insoluble small molecule organic compounds and inorganic ions in the body to form soluble complexes, and become the transport form of these substances in the blood circulation

Increase: blood concentration caused by various causes of dehydration (such as vomiting, diarrhea, high fever, shock); Multiple myeloma, macroglobulinemia, cryoglobulinemia and other monoclonal immunoglobulinopathy; Systemic lupus erythematosus, multiple sclerosis and some chronic diseases caused by chronic infection.

Decrease: malignant tumor, severe tuberculosis, malnutrition, acute massive blood loss, severe scald, liver synthesis dysfunction, hydrothorax and ascites, nephropathy, late pregnancy, when ALB is lower than 20g / L, edema is often seen, congenital albumin deficiency (almost no ALB in the blood, but no edema) and so on.

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Human serum albumin is a kind of blood products, commonly known as "life products". It is extracted from the blood of healthy people and directly injected into the body of patients. Its main function is to enhance people's immunity and resistance. Clinically, it is mainly used for the treatment of shock and brain edema caused by hemorrhagic trauma and burns, and for the treatment of severe diseases such as edema or ascites caused by liver cirrhosis and nephropathy, and for patients with hypoproteinemia.