| Test Name: |
PREALBUMIN |
| Test Code: |
2127782 |
| Alias: |
LAB115
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| CPT Code(s): |
84134
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| Preferred Specimen: |
1.0 mL serum |
| Container: |
SST (gold) |
| Minimum Volume: |
0.3 mL serum
This volume does not allow for repeat testing. |
| Collection Instructions: |
Allow specimen to completely clot (this can take up to 60 minutes). Centrifuge for 15 minutes. The serum should be physically separated from contact with cells within 2 hours from the time of collection. |
| Transport Temperature: |
Refrigerated |
| Stability: |
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: 2 months |
| Schedule: |
Set up Daily; Results in 24-48 hours |
| Method: |
Immunoturbidimetric |
| Clinical Significance: |
Measurement of prealbumin (transthyretin) levels in serum aids in the assessment of nutritional status. Prealbumin levels decrease in protein-energy malnutrition and return to normal values with nutritional repletion. Increased prealbumin levels are found in patients with a positive nitrogen balance. Prealbumin has also been used to monitor nutritional therapy during the transition form total parenteral nutrition to oral or enteral feeding. |
| Reference Ranges: |
Updated 02/17/22 |
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Reference Range Table
| Result |
Units |
Gender |
Age |
Range |
| Prealbumin |
mg/dL |
Both |
0 Year - 999 Year |
17-34 |
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