...Corina Hartman; Raanan Shamir Screening and assessment for nutritional risk should be a routine part of clinical evaluation. Goals of nutritional assessment are to determine the risk or presence of malnutrition and to provide guidelines for short- and long-term therapy. Nutritional status...

...John W.L. Puntis Malnutrition has repeatedly been shown to be common among hospitalised patients in developed societies. Despite being a contributor to adverse outcomes it may go unrecognised unless formal assessment is routinely undertaken. The nutrition support team plays important roles...

...Piotr Socha Cholestatic liver disease causes severe risk of malnutrition which includes protein-energy malnutrition and specific nutritional deficiencies. The nutritional status can be assessed based on anthropometric measurements, which can be misleading because of ascitis and peripheral edema...

... countries, suggesting that the vaccines may be less protective among children in these areas. Though the reasons for this less vigorous response are not completely understood, it appears that nutrition-related factors, including both protein-calorie and micronutrient malnutrition, are important aspects...

... are exclusive breastfeeding in the first 6 months of life, continued breast feeding for 2 years with appropriate complementary feeding and optimal management of acute diarrheal episodes. 9 9 2005 Diarrhea, persistent Micronutrient deficiency Malnutrition Immune deficiency Therapy, inappropriate...