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



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