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Ch. 60 - Care of Patients with Malnutrition Quiz Compendium Interrogatives and Solutions (Recent Revision)
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- c. Specific lack of protein 
Kwashiorkor is a lack of protein when total calories are adequate. Marasmus is a caloric 
malnutrition. 
A nurse is reviewing laboratory values for several clients. Which value causes the nurse 
to conduct nutritional assessments as a priority? 
a. Albumin: 3.5 g/dL 
b. Cholesterol: 142 mg/dL 
c. Hemoglobin: 9.8 mg/dL 
d. Prealbumin: 28 mg/dL 
b. Cholesterol: 142 mg/dL 
A cholesterol level below 160 mg/dL is a possible indicator of malnutrition so this client 
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