The nurse monitors the laboratory results of the patient with protein-calorie malnutrition during treatment. Which result is an indication of improvement in the patient's condition?
a. Decreased lymphocytes
b. Increased serum potassium
c. Increased serum transferrin
d. Decreased serum prealbumin
Ans: c. Increased serum transferrin
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