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Cachexia assessment domains covered by several malnutrition assessment tools
Cachexia assessment domains covered by several malnutrition assessment tools
PG-SGA
MNA
MST
MUST
NRS 02
Stores depletion
X
X
X
X
X
Muscle mass and strength
(X)*
X
¶
Anorexia or reduced food intake
X
X
X
X
X
Catabolic drivers
(X)
Δ
Functional and psychosocial effects
X
X
PG-SGA: patient-generated subjective global assessment; MNA: mini nutritional assessment; MST: malnutrition-screening tool; MUST: malnutrition universal screening tool; NRS 02: nutritional risk screening-2002.
* Only physical examination.
¶ Only calf circumference.
Δ Only fever and corticosteroids.
Reproduced with permission from: Blum D, Strasser F. Cachexia assessment tools. Curr Opin Support Palliat Care 2011; 5:350. DOI:
10.1097/SPC.0b013e32834c4a05
. Copyright © 2011 Wolters Kluwer Health, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. Unauthorized reproduction of this material is prohibited.
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