A patient has been in the intensive care unit for 10 days after a traumatic injury requiring intubation and multiple blood transfusions. The patient now has assessment findings consistent with protein malnutrition. Which laboratory result would the nurse evaluate as supporting this diagnosis?
1. Prealbumin level 15 mg/dL
2. Transferrin level 325 mcg/dL
3. BUN level 10 mg/dL
4. Albumin level 4 g/dL
Answer: 1
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