Nutritional assessment of the hospitalized patient

• Published in: The Medical clinics of North America Vol. 63; no. 5; p. 11103
• Main Authors: Blackburn, G L, Thornton, P A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.09.1979
• Subjects: Body Weight; Creatinine - urine; Hospitalization; Humans; Immunity, Cellular; Kwashiorkor - diagnosis; Nutrition Disorders - diagnosis; Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; Protein-Energy Malnutrition - diagnosis; Serum Albumin - analysis; Transferrin - analysis

While some symptoms of the malnourished state are obvious, others may be subtle. In either case, assessment is indicated to uncover any inconspicuous symptoms and secondly to quantitate those that are apparent. Such procedures are pertinent because immune competence and other organ systems related t...