Even if your test results are different from the normal value, you may not have a problem. To learn what the results mean for you, talk with your health care provider. Results are given in grams per deciliter (g/dL). A normal albumin range is 3.4 to 5.4 g/dL. If you have a lower albumin level, you may have malnutrition. It can also mean that you have liver disease or an inflammatory disease. Higher albumin levels may be caused by acute infections, burns, and stress from surgery or a heart attack.  Any pediatric patient whose albumin level was measured was a potential subject. Patients were stratified by age and serum albumin level on admission. Hypoalbuminemia was defined as an albumin level of less than 3.4 g/dL for patients 7 months or older and less than 2.5 g/dL for patients younger than 7 months. Summary. The serum concentration of total protein, albumin, and globulin was determined in 20 newborn infants, 14 normal infants, aged about five months, and 26 permature infants. Similar studies in full-term and premature infants suffering from various diseases were made.  Attempts to raise the albumin level above 4.0 g/100 mL may only result in an increased rate of catabolism. In the treatment of hypoproteinemia, 200 to 300 mL of 25% albumin may be required to reduce edema and to bring serum protein values to normal.  Maintenance of serum albumin levels in pediatric burn patients: a prospective, randomized trial. Greenhalgh DG(1), Housinger TA, Kagan RJ, Rieman M, James L, Novak S, Farmer L, Warden GD. Author information: (1)Shriners Burns Institute, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA.  The normal range for serum albumin is 3.5-5 g/dL. Levels of this visceral protein may decline in the setting of acute injury and illness as the liver reprioritizes protein synthesis from visceral proteins to acute-phase reactant proteins. Synthesis also declines with hepatic insufficiency or failure. However, this test may be more expensive than the test for albumin and may not be available in all institutions. If prealbumin is used to monitor the acute changes in nutritional status for patients receiving NS, a reasonable goal would be to increase prealbumin by 3-5 mg/dL/wk until values are within normal limits. The mean age of the hypoalbuminemia group was 57.0 months (range, 0-214 months) and that of the normal albumin level group was 67.7 months (range, 0-211 months) (P = .36). The medical records of 225 patients with an admission albumin level measurement were initially reviewed. Seventy patients were excluded. Patients were stratified by age and serum albumin level on admission. Hypoalbuminemia was defined as an albumin level of less than 3.4 g/dL for patients 7 months or older and less than 2.5 g/dL for patients younger than 7 months. Twenty-seven patients younger than 7 months had a normal albumin level (mean ± SE albumin level, 3.19 ± 0.37 g/dL) in addition to 77 patients 7 months or older (mean ± SE albumin level, 3.97 ± 0.49 g/dL). Our group of 155 patients had a mean concentration of 3.33 g/dL. Patients were stratified by age and serum albumin level on admission. Hypoalbuminemia was defined as an albumin level of less than 3.4 g/dL for patients 7 months or older and less than 2.5 g/dL for patients younger than 7 months. GAST/8512: Gastrin, Serum. There is no evidence that fasting serum gastrin levels differ between adults and children. Although 8-hour fasts are difficult or impossible to enforce in small children, serum gastrin levels after shorter fasting periods (3-8 hours) may be 50% to 60% higher than the 8-hour fasting value. Newborn serum beta-hCG concentrations are approximately 1/400th of the corresponding maternal serum concentrations, resulting in neonate beta-hCG levels of 10-50 IU/L at birth. Clearance half-life is approximately 2-3 days. Therefore, by 3 months of age, levels comparable to adults should be reached. Reference Range. The reference range for albumin testing is as follows: The normal range is 3.5 to 5.5 g/dL or 35-55 g/liter. This range may vary slightly in different laboratories. Albumin composes 50%-60% of blood plasma proteins. An image depicting human serum albumin can be seen below. 
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