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GASTROENTEROLOGY CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA
Volume 47, Issue 1, Pages 1-+Publisher
W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.gtc.2017.09.002
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Malnutrition; Gastrointestinal disorders; Subjective Global Assessment; Macronutrient malnutrition; Nutritional assessment
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All patients with significant gastrointestinal disease should be clinically assessed for protein calorie malnutrition by using the subjective global assessment. Blood tests for anemia, electrolytes, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, ferritin, vitamin B-12, and folate should be considered for the assessment of major micronutrients. Where malabsorption or inflammatory bowel disease is diagnosed, bone mineral density using dual beam x-ray absorptiometry, 25-OH vitamin D levels, and measurement of other vitamins and trace elements should be considered. In addition, in at-risk patients, vitamin and trace element clinical deficiency syndromes should be considered during patient assessment.
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