Food Label Reading. 1  Serving Size: This is the amount of food that people should eat for 1 serving. It is written in cups or ounces and also in metric, such as grams (gm) or milliliters (mL). It is important to remember that serving size means the cooked, ready-to-eat part of the food.
hypoalbuminemia. [- 1 alboÌoÌâ²minÄâ²mÄÂ·É] 2  a condition of abnormally low levels of albumin in the blood. It may occur in celiac disease, tropical sprue, malnutrition, and some forms of liver or kidney impairment. Also spelled hypoalbuminaemia.
The kidneys will retain sodium in an attempt to correct the fluid overload. As a result, the patient will have a decrease in urine sodium, and the urine will be maximally diluted (urine sodium level < 10-20 mEq/L). Hypoalbuminemia can also cause hypervolemic hyponatremia.