The laboratory value that would indicate to the nurse that malnutrition is in an advanced stage is the presence of high potassium in the blood.
What is advanced stage of malnutrition?
An advanced stage of malnutrition is the stage of malnutrition where by the extreme deficiency of calories and essential proteins leads to failure of sodium-potassium pumps.
The failure of the sodium-potassium pumps will lead to leakage of potassium out from the cell to the exterior causing increased potassium levels of the blood.
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