ALB and Hypoalbuminemia: Several mechanisms may explain this discrepancy: (i) default lab value bundles embedded in institutional order sets, often including electrolyte workup (e.g., potassium and sodium), while sparing nutritional markers (e.g., albumin) [23]; (ii) variable reimbursement and cost visibility [24,25,26]; and (iii) absence of guidelines and clinical experience on how to act on borderline values (e.g., what threshold of hypoalbuminemia warrants case postponement with nutritional optimization) [27,28].