Definition of DECOCTION. 1. : an extract obtained by decocting. 2. : the act or process of decocting.
Understanding Urine Albumin. Page Content. Albumin (al-BYOO-min) is a protein found in the blood. A healthy kidney does not let albumin pass into the urine. A damaged kidney lets some albumin pass into the urine. The less albumin in your urine, the better.
Albumin is a protein found in the blood. Itâs easy to measure by a simple blood test and is used as a marker to tell if your protein intake is adequate. A healthy albumin for people with kidney disease is 4.0 g/dL or higher. When protein intake is too low, or of low quality, albumin decreases and a condition called protein-energy wasting (PEW) occurs.