Low albumin is a sign of lower than normal albumin levels by serum tests and is associated with the body producing too little or consuming too much albumin. It may be related to nutritional deficiencies or the presence of certain liver diseases and systemic diseases.
Patients who are usually weak and have malnutrition may have low albumin. It is recommended to consume more high-protein foods such as eggs and dairy products to help the albumin recovery, which is mostly considered a physiological phenomenon.
The factors that affect albumin production are mainly considered to be related to liver disease. When patients have organic diseases such as hepatitis, cirrhosis, and liver cancer, liver function decreases and the synthesis of albumin in the liver cells decreases, thus the test will show low albumin.
Patients with renal insufficiency or other malignancies may have low albumin as a result of excessive excretion or depletion of albumin. The low albumin is only one of the abnormalities in the clinical examination and needs to be improved with other test results to confirm the cause and then treated aggressively.