The nurse is providing care to a client who is diagnosed with malnutrition. When planning care for this client, which laboratory tests does the nurse anticipate will require monitoring?
Select all that apply.
A) Culture and sensitivity
B) Total protein
C) Prealbumin
D) Arterial blood gases
E) Cholesterol
Answer: B, C, E
Tests used to monitor client malnutrition include a total protein, prealbumin, and cholesterol levels. Total protein provides information about the ingestion of protein in the diet. Prealbumin level identifies protein deficiency because of its short half-life of 2 days. Low cholesterol levels are used as an indicator of malnutrition. A culture and sensitivity is used to diagnosis blood infections. An arterial blood gas analysis is conducted to monitor oxygenation of the blood.
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