The nurse admits an older adult client, who reports following a full liquid diet over the past 3 months. The nurse anticipates this client will have which problems?
1. Low serum iron and high serum albumin
2. Low serum iron and high serum potassium
3. Low serum iron and serum albumin, high serum cholesterol
4. Low serum cholesterol and high serum albumin
Correct Answer: 3
The full liquid diet is low in iron, protein, and calories, and is high in cholesterol content because of the amount of milk consumed. As a result, serum iron and serum albumin would be expected to be low, whereas serum cholesterol would be anticipated to be high.
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