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Descriptor English: Hypoalbuminemia
Descriptor Spanish: Hipoalbuminemia
Descriptor hipoalbuminemia
Scope note: Condición en la que la tasa de albúmina en sangre (ALBÚMINA SÉRICA) es inferior a los valores normales. La hipoalbuminemia puede deberse a una disminución de la síntesis hepática de albúmina, a un incremento del catabolismo de la albúmina, a la distribución alterada de la albúmina, o a una pérdida de albúmina por orina (ALBUMINURIA).
Descriptor Portuguese: Hipoalbuminemia
Descriptor French: Hypoalbuminémie
Tree number(s): C15.378.147.607.500
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D034141
Scope note: A condition in which albumin level in blood (SERUM ALBUMIN) is below the normal range. Hypoalbuminemia may be due to decreased hepatic albumin synthesis, increased albumin catabolism, altered albumin distribution, or albumin loss through the urine (ALBUMINURIA).
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Hypoproteinemia (1965-2002)
Serum Albumin (1965-2002)
Public MeSH Note: 2003
History Note: 2003
DeCS ID: 37287
Unique ID: D034141
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 2003/01/01
Date of Entry: 2002/07/03
Hypoalbuminemia - Preferred
Concept UI M0404823
Scope note A condition in which albumin level in blood (SERUM ALBUMIN) is below the normal range. Hypoalbuminemia may be due to decreased hepatic albumin synthesis, increased albumin catabolism, altered albumin distribution, or albumin loss through the urine (ALBUMINURIA).
Preferred term Hypoalbuminemia



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