Protein-Energy Malnutrition
"Protein-Energy Malnutrition" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The lack of sufficient energy or protein to meet the body's metabolic demands, as a result of either an inadequate dietary intake of protein, intake of poor quality dietary protein, increased demands due to disease, or increased nutrient losses.
| Descriptor ID |
D011502
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C18.654.521.500.708.626
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| Concept/Terms |
Protein-Energy Malnutrition- Protein-Energy Malnutrition
- Malnutrition, Protein-Energy
- Malnutritions, Protein-Energy
- Protein Energy Malnutrition
- Protein-Calorie Malnutrition
- Malnutrition, Protein-Calorie
- Protein Calorie Malnutrition
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| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Protein-Energy Malnutrition" by people in Profiles.
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The use of prealbumin and C-reactive protein for monitoring nutrition support in adult patients receiving enteral nutrition in an urban medical center. JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr. 2012 Mar; 36(2):197-204.
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Whole-body leucine kinetics and the acute phase response during acute infection in marasmic Malawian children. Pediatr Res. 2004 Jun; 55(6):940-6.
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Advances in nutritional care of medical-surgical patients. Medsurg Nurs. 1992 Sep; 1(1):13-21, 67.