"Wasting Syndrome" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A condition of involuntary weight loss of greater then 10% of baseline body weight. It is characterized by atrophy of muscles and depletion of lean body mass. Wasting is a sign of MALNUTRITION as a result of inadequate dietary intake, malabsorption, or hypermetabolism.
| Descriptor ID |
D019282
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C18.452.915 C18.654.940
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| Concept/Terms |
Wasting Syndrome- Wasting Syndrome
- Wasting Syndromes
- Wasting Disease
- Wasting Diseases
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Wasting Syndrome" by people in Profiles.
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A Practical Approach to Nutrition, Protein-Energy Wasting, Sarcopenia, and Cachexia in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease. Blood Purif. 2020; 49(1-2):202-211.
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Kidney cachexia or protein-energy wasting in chronic kidney disease: facts and numbers. J Cachexia Sarcopenia Muscle. 2019 06; 10(3):479-484.
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Latest consensus and update on protein-energy wasting in chronic kidney disease. Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care. 2015 May; 18(3):254-62.
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Mechanism and novel therapeutic approaches to wasting in chronic disease. Maturitas. 2013 Jul; 75(3):199-206.
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Etiology of the protein-energy wasting syndrome in chronic kidney disease: a consensus statement from the International Society of Renal Nutrition and Metabolism (ISRNM). J Ren Nutr. 2013 Mar; 23(2):77-90.
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A proposed nomenclature and diagnostic criteria for protein-energy wasting in acute and chronic kidney disease. Kidney Int. 2008 Feb; 73(4):391-8.
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Risk factor paradox in wasting diseases. Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care. 2007 Jul; 10(4):433-42.
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Malnutrition-inflammation complex syndrome in dialysis patients: causes and consequences. Am J Kidney Dis. 2003 Nov; 42(5):864-81.