What Does It Mean to Have High or Low Albumin Levels?

What will doctors do with this test?

Serum albumin measures can be included in a liver panel or a comprehensive metabolic panel.

As noted above, albumin levels in the liver panel are useful to assess liver function. It should be compared with blood urea nitrogen, creatinine levels, and other liver disease markers.

In a comprehensive metabolic panel, albumin evaluates the liver, kidney function, and patient’s nutritional status. This type of exam is essential to assess a person’s overall health status.

Albumin measures may also work as a follow-up test for liver disease patients who are currently under treatment.