PROTEIN TOTAL, FLUID

What this test checks

Measures total protein in drained body fluid. The level helps distinguish 'transudate' (heart/liver) from 'exudate' (infection/cancer).

Why do people get this test?

Key test in investigating fluid build-ups.

When you should consider this test

• Fluid drained from chest, abdomen, or joint
• Pleural or ascitic fluid analysis
• Doctor requested

How to prepare

Performed on fluid your doctor has collected.