Preferred Specimen(s) 1 mL serum
Transport Container 1 (red-top) tube
Transport Temperature Refrigerated, stable 7 day’s
Reject Criteria
- Gross hemolysis
- Hyperlipemic
Methodology Nephelometry
Clinical Significance Pre-albumin is decreased in protein-calorie malnutrition, liver disease, and acute inflammation. It may be used as an indicator of nutritional requirements and response to therapy during total parenteral nutrition and as a biochemical marker of nutritional adequacy in premature Infants.