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Unintentional Weight Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Malnutrition:
 • Limited access to food
 • Anorexia
 • Disorders
Unintentional Weight ... • Anorexia • Disorders ... • Abuse • Dementia ... CKD • HIV #Unintentional ... #Weight #Loss #WeightLoss
Causes of Dementia / Cognitive Impairment - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Affecting Multiple Domains
 • Depression
 • Delirium
Decline
Causes of Dementia ... Paraneoplastic disorder ... Cortical Dementias ... Recent Memory - Alzheimer's ... Dementia • Early
Unintentional Weight Loss - History and Workup

Complete Physical Exam - Often overlooked components: Lymph nodes, Mental
Unintentional Weight ... Mental status / dementia ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #WeightLoss ... #Unintentional
The Dementia Umbrella

Dementia is an umbrella term that describes a collection of symptoms that are caused
The Dementia Umbrella ... Dementia is ... are caused by disorders ... Dementia affects ... is Alzheimer's
Unintentional Weight Loss in Primary Care
 • Definition: More than 5% reduction in body weight within
Unintentional Weight ... Systemic inflammatory disorders ... BrighamChiefs #Unintentional ... #WeightLoss #PrimaryCare
Major neurocognitive disorders (MNCD): Diagnosis and workup 

1) Clinical diagnosis Cognitive impairment + loss of autonomy
2)
neurocognitive disorders ... assessment Alzheimer ... atrophy Lewy body dementia ... hallucinations - Movement disorders ... Frontotemporal dementia
Causes of Unintentional Weight Loss - Differential Diagnosis
Malignancy 
 - Tumor effect* (esp. Gl, lung, lymphoma)
Causes of Unintentional ... Depression, Eating disorders ... insufficiency Neuro: Dementia ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #WeightLoss ... #Unintentional
Neurological Disorders and the Creative Process
Behavior:
 • Obsession and repetition: Frontotemporal Dementia/ Corticobasal degeneration
 • Functional
Neurological Disorders ... Frontotemporal Dementia ... and memory loss: Alzheimer's ... #Neurological #Disorders
Weight Loss - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased Intake:
 • GI illness (upper and lower)
 • Psychiatric (Depression,
Depression, eating disorders ... • Abuse • Dementia ... Mellitus • HIV #WeightLoss