Serum Albumin Levels In Acute Hepatitis

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the serum albumin

Dear D.barbarathanks for being there to answer for my questionsjust i wanna know what is the problem if the serum albumin is above the normal range it is 49 g/dljust i wanna know if it is dangerous on the liver or not?thanks for your help and support...

Response from Barbara McGovern, M.D.

Tufts University School of Medicine

No we usually worry about LOW albumin because one of the causes of that is poor liver function.... Read more »

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