ALB and Autoimmunity: Laboratory tests showed the following: blood urea nitrogen of 117 mg/dl, creatinine of 11 mg/dl (eGFR: 4 ml/min per 1.73 m2), no acid-base or electrolytic abnormalities, hemoglobin of 13.7 g/dl, platelets of 145,000/mm3, urinalysis with hematuria, 24-hour proteinuria of 24.4 g, albumin of 1.9 g/dl, total cholesterol of 151 mg/dl, low-density lipoprotein of 122 mg/dl, high-density lipoprotein of 18 mg/dl, triglycerides of 680 mg/dl, complement within the normal range; serologies for HIV, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, cytomegalovirus, Epstein-Barr virus, and autoimmunity workup were negative.