A nurse admits a 90-year-old client to the hospital with a diagnosis of failure to thrive. Which of the following laboratory data should the nurse expect?
A) Low albumin and red blood cells
B) Elevated white blood cells (WBCs) and low potassium
C) Low platelets and low prothrombin time (PT)
D) Elevated calcium and magnesium
Ans: A
Anemia and low serum albumin levels are consistent with malnutrition. Elevated WBCs, calcium, and magnesium and low platelets and PT are not characteristic of malnutrition.
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