This test measures the level of albumin in the blood. Levels of albumin may decrease, to a greater or lesser degree, when conditions interfere with its production, increase protein breakdown, increase protein loss, and/or expand plasma volume (diluting the blood). Some of these conditions include: 1  Acute liver disease, cirrhosis. 2  Nephrotic syndrome due to kidney disease.
Maya Lin. Maya Lin is a renowned American architect and sculptor, best known for her minimalist designs, reflected in the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., the Langston Hughes Library and the Museum of Chinese in America in New York City. Maya Lin was born on October 5, 1959, in Athens, Ohio.
â Maya to Olivia, Where the Sun Don't Shine. Maya Lewis is Olivia Pope's mother and Eli Pope's wife. It was believed that she was killed in an plane crash that was ordered to shoot down by the United States government. Maya Lewis is a supporting character of the series first mentioned in the third season premiere, It's Handled and first appeared in season three episode Icarus. History Early Life . Marie Wallace was born in East London, to parents both linked to the Marxist liberation front.