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Unintentional Weight Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Malnutrition:
 • Limited access to food
 • Anorexia
 • Disorders
Unintentional Weight ... • Abuse • Dementia ... CKD • HIV #Unintentional ... #Weight #Loss #WeightLoss
Unintentional Weight Loss - History and Workup

Complete Physical Exam - Often overlooked components: Lymph nodes, Mental
Unintentional Weight ... Mental status / dementia ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #WeightLoss ... #Unintentional
Fecal Incontinence - Pathogenesis and Complications
Continence mechanisms are impaired
 • Local neuronal damage
 • External and
Fecal Incontinence ... Complications Continence ... sphincter impairment Continence ... (e.g. stroke, dementia ... #Fecal #stool #Incontinence
Schema for Unintentional Weight Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Weight Loss without Inflammation:
 • Decreased Intake: Food
Schema for Unintentional ... Anorexia, Depression, Dementia ... NUIM_Chiefs #Unintentional
The 9 Ds of Weight loss in the Elderly
 - Dementia
 - Depression
 - Disease (acute
the Elderly - Dementia ... disability) #WeightLoss
Unintentional Weight Loss in Primary Care
 • Definition: More than 5% reduction in body weight within
Unintentional Weight ... BrighamChiefs #Unintentional ... #WeightLoss #PrimaryCare
Causes of Unintentional Weight Loss - Differential Diagnosis
Malignancy 
 - Tumor effect* (esp. Gl, lung, lymphoma)
Causes of Unintentional ... insufficiency Neuro: Dementia ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #WeightLoss ... #Unintentional
Hidden anticholinergics in elderly patients: What, where and how?

Antihistamines - 1st generation: chlorpheniramine, hydroxyzine, diphenhydramine
Antidepressants
Antimuscarinics - Urinary incontinence ... elderly #geriatrics #dementia
Stool Incontinence - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Affected Pelvic Floor 
 - Trauma/Surgery
   • Surgery: Anorectal,
Stool Incontinence ... Dementia, Strokes ... Use #Stool #Incontinence
Alzheimer’s Disease: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Risk factor for Late Onset Alzheimer's (99% of cases):
 - Increasing
primitive reflexes, incontinence ... AlzheimersDisease #Dementia