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Albumin
Physicians look at your albumin level to evaluate the true "working power" or synthetic capacity of your liver . They also use albumin to understand your blood's oncotic pressure—the magnetic force that keeps fluid safely inside your blood vessels instead of leaking out into your tissues. When a hepatologist looks at your metabolic profile, they evaluate albumin as a directly measured metric alongside your "Total Protein" panel.
AST
AST is a routine lab that measures the concentration of the AST enzyme circulating in your bloodstream. It is found in high amounts within liver cells, it is an enzyme that also lives inside cardiac muscle, skeletal muscle, kidneys, and the brain. When these specific cells experience stress, injury, or active degradation, their cellular membranes become permeable, leaking AST directly into your blood