HYPOALBUMINEMIA

Course overview

HYPOALBUMINAEMIA IS ONE OF THE MOST PREVALENT DISORDERS IN HOSPITALIZED AND CRITICALLY ILL PATIENTS. HYPOALBUMINAEMIA MAY BE A RESULT OF DECREASED PRODUCTION (RARE) OF ALBUMIN OR INCREASED LOSS OF ALBUMIN VIA THE KIDNEYS, GASTROINTESTINAL (GI) TRACT, SKIN, OR EXTRAVASCULAR SPACE OR INCREASED CATABOLISM OF ALBUMIN OR A COMBINATION OF 2 OR MORE OF THESE MECHANISMS. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN EDUCATING PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION ABOUT FOLLOW UP CARE.