LAB VALUES IN 5: Albumin for NCLEX

Podcast: NURSING.com Podcast — NCLEX Prep for Nursing Students · Jon Haws RN: Nursing Podcast Host, Critical Care Nurse, Nursing School Men

Opublikowano: 2026-10-13

Albumin — the must-know protein lab value for the NCLEX, covered in 5 minutes. In this episode: what albumin is, the normal reference range of 3.5-6 grams per deciliter, how this liver-synthesized transport protein carries bilirubin, calcium, progesterone and medications through the blood, its key role in fluid balance and colloid oncotic pressure keeping fluid in the blood, why it's part of the comprehensive metabolic panel (CMP), how it evaluates liver function, nutritional status and kidney function, causes of low albumin including liver disease, cirrhosis, inflammation, shock, malnutrition and kidney disease, and serum versus urine albumin with nep...