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Generally, diseases outlined within the ICD-10 codes E40-E46 within Chapter IV: Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases should be included in this category. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Malnutrition .
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence identifies the following criteria for individuals at high risk for refeeding syndrome: [7] Either the patient has one or more of the following: Body mass index (kg/m2) <16; Unintentional weight loss >15% in the past three to six months; Little or no nutritional intake for >10 days
Generally, diseases outlined within the ICD-10 codes E50-E64 within Chapter IV: Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases should be included in this category. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nutritional deficiencies .
Tea and toast syndrome is a form of malnutrition commonly experienced by elderly people who cannot prepare meals and tend to themselves. The term is not intrinsic to tea or bread products only; rather, it describes limited dietary patterns that lead to reduced calories resulting in a deficiency of vitamins and other nutrients.
Malnutrition occurs when an organism gets too few or too many nutrients, resulting in health problems. [11] [12] Specifically, it is a deficiency, excess, or imbalance of energy, protein and other nutrients which adversely affects the body's tissues and form. [13] Malnutrition is a category of diseases that includes undernutrition and ...
Kwashiorkor is a type of severe acute malnutrition (SAM). SAM is a category, composed of two conditions: marasmus and kwashiorkor. [9] Both kwashiorkor and marasmus fall under the umbrella of protein–energy malnutrition (PEM). [10] These diseases are oftentimes discussed together, but are distinctly separate conditions of malnutrition.
Emaciation can be caused by undernutrition, malaria and cholera, tuberculosis and other infectious diseases with prolonged fever, parasitic infections, many forms of cancer and their treatments, lead poisoning, and eating disorders like anorexia nervosa.
Cachexia (/ k ə ˈ k ɛ k s i ə / [1]) is a syndrome that happens when people have certain illnesses, causing muscle loss that cannot be fully reversed with improved nutrition. [2] It is most common in diseases like cancer, congestive heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, chronic kidney disease, and AIDS.