Kati is a 19-year-old female who suffered a head injury and multiple broken bones in a motorcycle accident. She is currently in a coma, on a mechanical ventilator, and receiving enteral nutrition. Kati is 5'2" tall and weighs 115 pounds

To decrease the risk of infection, it will be important to keep Kati's _____ under control while she is recovering.

a. serum albumin
b. blood glucose
c. blood pressure
d. serum prealbumin


b

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