question archive A nurse is caring for a client on an orthopedic unit who sustained trauma in a motor-vehicle crash
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A nurse is caring for a client on an orthopedic unit who sustained trauma in a motor-vehicle crash. Which of the following laboratory values indicates moderate protein deficiency?
Answer:
serum prealbumin 5 mg/dL (moderate is 5-9) Moderate depletion of albumin = 2.1-2.7 g/dL