Unintentional Weight Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework Malnutrition: • Limited access to food • Anorexia • Disorders of mastication • Dysphagia • Psychiatric • Abuse • Dementia • Mental health issues • Medication side effects Malabsorption: • Small bowel disease • Pancreatic insufficiency • Cholestatic liver disease • Protein losing enteropathy Catabolic State: • Infection/Inflammation • Cancer • Autoimmunity • Endocrinopathy • Chronic cardiac/respiratory • CKD • HIV #Unintentional #Weight #Loss #WeightLoss #Differential #Diagnosis #Nutrition #Malnutrition
