Total protein

Alternative names:

TP

Normal values:

The normal range is 6.0 to 8.3 gm/dl.

Note: gm/dl = grams per deciliter

What abnormal results mean:

Greater-than-normal levels may indicate:

• chronic inflammation or infection
• multiple myeloma
• Waldenstrom's disease

Lower-than-normal levels may indicate:

• burns (extensive)
• glomerulonephritis
• hemorrhage
• liver disease
• malabsorption (inadequate absorption of nutrients from the intestinal tract)
• malnutrition
• protein-losing enteropathy
• agammaglobulinemia
• light chain disease

Additional conditions under which the test may be performed:

• congenital nephrotic syndrome