A client has severe protein malnutrition and is taking a drug that is 99% bound to albumin.Which alteration of drug concentration in the urinary filtrate will occur?

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In severe protein malnutrition, there is a decrease in the amount of albumin in the blood, which results in a decrease in the amount of drug that is bound to albumin. This, in turn, leads to an increase in the amount of free drug that is filtered into Bowman's capsule during glomerular filtration. The other options (A, B, and D) are not directly affected by the decrease in protein levels and albumin binding.

A Client Has Severe Protein Malnutrition and Is Taking a Drug