The patient with cirrhosis has an albumin of 2.8 g/dL. The nurse is aware that normal is 3.5 g/dL to 5 g/dL. Based on these findings, what would the nurse expect the patient to exhibit?
a. Jaundice
b. Edema
c. Copious urine output
d. Pallor
ANS: B
Low serum albumin levels result also from excessive loss of
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