A nurse assesses a client admitted to the subacute care unit. The client is weak and underweight. Which of the following laboratory abnormalities would be related to undernutrition in this client? (Select all that apply.)
A) Low albumin
B) High hematocrit hemoglobin ratio
C) Low serum iron and ferritin levels
D) Decreased platelet count
E) Elevated sedimentation rate
Ans: A, C
Serum iron, iron-binding capacity, ferritin, and albumin indicate undernutrition. The other laboratory values do not.
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