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Nutritional deficiency

Nutritional deficiency: Introduction

A state where an individual's intake of nutrients is insufficient for the body's normal functioning. The body needs a regular intake of many nutrients such as calcium and phosphorus for bones and protein for muscles and energy. The body's needs change as it grows and babies have different nutritional needs to that of a pregnant woman or an elderly person. ...more »

Symptoms of Nutritional deficiency

• Loss of appetite
• Growth retardation
• Neurological symptoms
• Amnesia
• Confusion
• more symptoms...»

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Treatments for Nutritional deficiency

• Identification of specific nutritional deficiencies
• Identification and treatment of underlying conditions such as malabsorption or excess losses
• Dietary modification to increase intake of deficient nutrients
• Specific supplementation as required, either oral, intramuscularly or intravenously
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Wrongly Diagnosed with Nutritional deficiency?

• Misdiagnosis of Nutritional deficiency
• Failure to diagnose Nutritional deficiency
• Hidden causes of Nutritional deficiency (possibly wrongly diagnosed)
• Undiagnosed: Nutritional deficiency

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Nutritional deficiency: Deaths

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Types of Nutritional deficiency

• Marasmus
• Kwashiorkor
• Vitamin deficiency
• Mineral deficiency
• Protein deficiency
• more types...»

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Causes of Nutritional deficiency

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Disease Topics Related To Nutritional deficiency

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Misdiagnosis and Nutritional deficiency

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Evidence Based Medicine Research for Nutritional deficiency

Medical research articles related to Nutritional deficiency include:

• In vitamin b12 deficiency, where the patient is intrinsic factor (IF) and parietal cell antibody negative, should they be treated with oral vitamin b12?
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• Diagnosis and Treatment of Acute and Chronic Heart Failure
• Anti-oxidants
• Atherosclerosis
• For folate deficiency, do blood levels need rechecking after 4 months of treatment and if so is treatment to be stopped if levels are normal?
• more research...»

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Prognosis for Nutritional deficiency

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Research about Nutritional deficiency

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Statistics for Nutritional deficiency

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