Malnutrition: laboratory markers vs nutritional assessment

Malnutrition: laboratory markers vs nutritional assessment

Malnutrition is an independent risk factor for patient morbidity and mortality and is associated with increased healthcare-related costs. However, a major dilemma exists due to lack of a unified definition for the term. Furthermore, there are no standard methods for screening and diagnosing patients with malnutrition, leading to confusion and varying practices among physicians across the world....

Leptin and Nutritional Markers in Childhood Protein-Energy Malnutrition

Leptin is an important signal in metabolic/endocrine adaptation to prolonged nutritional deprivation. This cross-sectional study was performed to determine alterations associated with protein-energy malnutrition in serum levels of leptin and classical nutritional markers. Forty-two children with protein-energy malnutrition was classified according to Gomez and 21 healthy controls were recruited...

Clinical and laboratory assessment of nutritional status.

Assessment of Malnutrition and Nutritional Therapy Approaches in Cancer Patients

Assessment of Malnutrition and Nutritional Therapy Approaches in Cancer Patients