Serum Chem Profile
Serum Chem Profile
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It is the most abundant protein in serum
What is albumin?
100
It is made in the liver with a T1/2 of 16 days.
What is albumin?
200
Allows to determine whether differences are statistically significant
What is CD?
200
It is statistically significant since a-b is larger than it.
What is CD x (a+b)/2 ?
300
Mean + 4 SD
What is reference range?
300
Four contained within reference range
What is SD?
400
It is a small divalent ion carried by albumin
What is calcium?
400
It lowers when albumin concentration lowers.
What is oncotic pressure?
500
It is used in cases of hypoalbuminemia to estimate serum calcium.
What is albumin-adjusted serum calcium?
500
It happens when filtration pressure is larger than absorption pressure.
What is edema?
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