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.
Isabel Vargas Lizano, better known as Chavela Vargas, was a Costa Rican singer. She was especially known for her rendition of Mexican rancheras, but she is also recognized for her contribution to other genres of popular Latin American music. She has been an influential interpreter in the Americas and Europe, muse to figures such as Pedro AlmodÃ³var, hailed for her haunting performances, and called la voz Ã¡spera de la ternura, the rough voice of tenderness. The Latin Academy of Recording ...