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The chart below demonstrates the cause of unintentional weight loss in adult population. The incidence describes the full range of occurrence described in | The chart below demonstrates the cause of unintentional weight loss in adult population. The incidence describes the full range of occurrence described in five studies in older individuals.<ref name="Alibhai2005">{{cite journal|last1=Alibhai|first1=S. M.H.|title=An approach to the management of unintentional weight loss in elderly people|journal=Canadian Medical Association Journal|volume=172|issue=6|year=2005|pages=773–780|issn=0820-3946|doi=10.1503/cmaj.1031527}}</ref><ref name="WuBosch2017">{{cite journal|last1=Wu|first1=Wen-Chih Hank|last2=Bosch|first2=Xavier|last3=Monclús|first3=Esther|last4=Escoda|first4=Ona|last5=Guerra-García|first5=Mar|last6=Moreno|first6=Pedro|last7=Guasch|first7=Neus|last8=López-Soto|first8=Alfons|title=Unintentional weight loss: Clinical characteristics and outcomes in a prospective cohort of 2677 patients|journal=PLOS ONE|volume=12|issue=4|year=2017|pages=e0175125|issn=1932-6203|doi=10.1371/journal.pone.0175125}}</ref><ref name="pmid24784334">{{cite journal |vauthors=Gaddey HL, Holder K |title=Unintentional weight loss in older adults |journal=Am Fam Physician |volume=89 |issue=9 |pages=718–22 |date=May 2014 |pmid=24784334 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid11168783">{{cite journal |vauthors=Lankisch P, Gerzmann M, Gerzmann JF, Lehnick D |title=Unintentional weight loss: diagnosis and prognosis. The first prospective follow-up study from a secondary referral centre |journal=J. Intern. Med. |volume=249 |issue=1 |pages=41–6 |date=January 2001 |pmid=11168783 |doi=10.1046/j.1365-2796.2001.00771.x |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid28388637">{{cite journal |vauthors=Bosch X, Monclús E, Escoda O, Guerra-García M, Moreno P, Guasch N, López-Soto A |title=Unintentional weight loss: Clinical characteristics and outcomes in a prospective cohort of 2677 patients |journal=PLoS ONE |volume=12 |issue=4 |pages=e0175125 |date=2017 |pmid=28388637 |pmc=5384681 |doi=10.1371/journal.pone.0175125 |url=}}</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 17:51, 2 September 2020
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Javaria Anwer M.D.[2]
Synonyms and keywords: weight loss management guide, unintentional weight loss management guide, loss of weight resident survival guide, pathologic weight loss resident survival guide.
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Overview |
Causes |
Management |
Do's |
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Overview
Weight loss may be intentional or unintentional.
Causes
Life Threatening Causes
Life-threatening causes include conditions which may result in death or permanent disability within 24 hours if left untreated.
Common Causes
The chart below demonstrates the cause of unintentional weight loss in adult population. The incidence describes the full range of occurrence described in five studies in older individuals.[1][2][3][4][5]
- To read about other causes of unintentional weight loss click here.
Diagnosis
Shown below is an algorithm summarizing the diagnosis of [[disease name]] according the the [...] guidelines.
Treatment
Shown below is an algorithm summarizing the treatment of [[disease name]] according the the [...] guidelines.
Do's
- Perform a thorough physical exam to evaluate for cause of weight loss.
Don'ts
- The content in this section is in bullet points.
References
- ↑ Alibhai, S. M.H. (2005). "An approach to the management of unintentional weight loss in elderly people". Canadian Medical Association Journal. 172 (6): 773–780. doi:10.1503/cmaj.1031527. ISSN 0820-3946.
- ↑ Wu, Wen-Chih Hank; Bosch, Xavier; Monclús, Esther; Escoda, Ona; Guerra-García, Mar; Moreno, Pedro; Guasch, Neus; López-Soto, Alfons (2017). "Unintentional weight loss: Clinical characteristics and outcomes in a prospective cohort of 2677 patients". PLOS ONE. 12 (4): e0175125. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0175125. ISSN 1932-6203.
- ↑ Gaddey HL, Holder K (May 2014). "Unintentional weight loss in older adults". Am Fam Physician. 89 (9): 718–22. PMID 24784334.
- ↑ Lankisch P, Gerzmann M, Gerzmann JF, Lehnick D (January 2001). "Unintentional weight loss: diagnosis and prognosis. The first prospective follow-up study from a secondary referral centre". J. Intern. Med. 249 (1): 41–6. doi:10.1046/j.1365-2796.2001.00771.x. PMID 11168783.
- ↑ Bosch X, Monclús E, Escoda O, Guerra-García M, Moreno P, Guasch N, López-Soto A (2017). "Unintentional weight loss: Clinical characteristics and outcomes in a prospective cohort of 2677 patients". PLoS ONE. 12 (4): e0175125. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0175125. PMC 5384681. PMID 28388637.