Severe malnutrition is diagnosed if serum albumin level is less than:: (A) 2 g/dl, (B) 2.5 g/dl, (C) 3 g/dl, (D) 3.5 g/dl
Answer is C. The best measure of protein nutrition is serum albumin. A level of <3.5 g/dl is considered mild malnutrition while level of less than 3 g/dl is graded as severe malnutrition. Ref: Park 22nd edition, page 565.