Wasting Syndrome [syndrom chřadnutí]
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- Terms
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Wasting Disease
Persistent link
https://www.medvik.cz/link/D019282
Definition
A condition of involuntary weight loss of greater then 10% of baseline body weight. It is characterized by atrophy of muscles and depletion of lean body mass. Wasting is a sign of MALNUTRITION as a result of inadequate dietary intake, malabsorption, or hypermetabolism.
- Annotation
- human or animal; do not confuse with CACHEXIA: do not make diagnoses, use words of text; HIV WASTING SYNDROME is also available
- DUI
- D019282 MeSH Browser
- CUI
- M0028712
- History note
- 97
- Public note
- 97
Allowable subheadings
- BL
- blood
- CF
- cerebrospinal fluid
- CI
- chemically induced
- CL
- classification 1
- CO
- complications
- CN
- congenital
- DI
- diagnosis 1
- DG
- diagnostic imaging
- DH
- diet therapy 1
- DT
- drug therapy 1
- EC
- economics
- EM
- embryology
- EN
- enzymology 1
- EP
- epidemiology 1
- EH
- ethnology
- ET
- etiology 3
- GE
- genetics
- HI
- history
- IM
- immunology
- ME
- metabolism 1
- MI
- microbiology
- MO
- mortality 1
- NU
- nursing
- PS
- parasitology
- PA
- pathology 2
- PP
- physiopathology 2
- PC
- prevention & control 1
- PX
- psychology
- RT
- radiotherapy
- RH
- rehabilitation
- SU
- surgery
- TH
- therapy 2
- UR
- urine
- VE
- veterinary
- VI
- virology
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