nutritional deficiency
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Etiology
- deficiency of one or more nutrients.
Laboratory
- serum prealbumin more sensitive to recent changes than serum albumin
Management
- calorie count[6]
- do not routinely measure gastric residuals
- delays achieving feeding goals
- may increase risk of pulmonary aspiration[5]
- may clog enteral access[5]
- oral nutritional supplements may improve nutritional status & reduce complications & mortality in malnourished hospitalized elderly[3]
- see specific disorders associated nutritional deficiency
- see pressure ulcer
- see unintentional weight loss
- see elder neglect
More general terms
More specific terms
- hypovitaminosis (vitamin deficiency)
- iodine deficiency
- marasmus
- mineral deficiency
- protein-calorie malnutrition; kwashiorkor
References
- ↑ Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999.
- ↑ Morley JE. Undernutrition: a major problem in nursing homes. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2011 May;12(4):243-6. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21527163
- ↑ Jump up to: 3.0 3.1 Milne AC, Potter J, Vivanti A, Avenell A. Protein and energy supplementation in elderly people at risk from malnutrition. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2009 Review. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19370584
Milne AC, Avenell A, Potter J Meta-Analysis: Protein and Energy Supplementation in Older People. Ann Intern Med. 2006 Jan 3;144(1):37-48 PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16389253 https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/0003-4819-144-1-200601030-00008 - ↑ Jensen GL, Compher C, Sullivan DH, Mullin GE. Recognizing malnutrition in adults: definitions and characteristics, screening, assessment, and team approach. JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr. 2013 Nov;37(6):802-7. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23969411
- ↑ Jump up to: 5.0 5.1 5.2 Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 18, American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2018
- ↑ Jump up to: 6.0 6.1 Geriatric Review Syllabus, 10th edition (GRS10) Harper GM, Lyons WL, Potter JF (eds) American Geriatrics Society, 2019
- ↑ Dent E, Wright ORL, Woo J, et al. Malnutrition in older adults. Lancet. 2023;401:951-966. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36716756