ALB and nephrotic syndrome: Laboratory examinations were performed on admission, and nephrotic syndrome was diagnosed [creatinine: 168 μmol/L, estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR): 33 mL/min/1.73 m2, albumin: 18.5 g/L, total cholesterol: 6.86 mmol/L, urine albumin/creatinine ratio: 812.7 mg/mmol] (shown in Table 1).