Nutritional screening and assessment resident survival guide
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Hanan E. Elkalawy, MD[2]
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Overview
Nutrition is a basic requirement for life. Accordingly nutrition plays an important role in promoting health and preventing disease. Many factors can lead to weight change and malnutrition. Malnutrition is a condition resulting from a combination of varying degrees of under- or overnutrition and inflammatory activity, leading to an abnormal body composition and diminished function. [1]
Causes
Life Threatening Causes
Life-threatening causes include conditions that may result in death or permanent disability within 24 hours if left untreated.
Common Causes
Diagnosis
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Treatment
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Do's
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Don'ts
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References
- ↑ Schmoldt A, Benthe HF, Haberland G (1975). "Digitoxin metabolism by rat liver microsomes". Biochem Pharmacol. 24 (17): 1639–41. PMID https://doi.org/10.1177/0148607110361910 Check
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