Weight Loss Flashcards
(98 cards)
> 5% loss of usual body weight in the last 6–12 months
Unintentional weight loss
weight loss from loss of muscle mass (with or without fat loss)
Cachexia
is a geriatric syndrome of diminished muscle mass and function, which may or may not be accompanied by unintentional weight loss
Sarcopenia
Malignancy
(eg, gastrointestinal, lung, lymphoma, renal, and prostate cancers)
Major cause of unintentional weight loss
Nonmalignant gastrointestinal diseases
(eg, peptic ulcer disease, celiac disease, inflammatory bowel disease)
Major cause of unintentional weight loss
Psychiatric disorders (particularly depression)
also eating disorders, food-related delusional manifestations of other psychiatric disorders
Major cause of unintentional weight loss
Endocrinopathies
(eg, hyperthyroidism, diabetes, adrenal insufficiency)
Major cause of unintentional weight loss
Infectious diseases
(eg, HIV, viral hepatitis, tuberculosis, chronic fungal or bacterial disease, chronic helminth infection)
Major cause of unintentional weight loss
Advanced chronic disease
(eg, cardiac cachexia from heart failure, pulmonary cachexia, renal failure)
Major cause of unintentional weight loss
Neurologic diseases
(eg, stroke, dementia, Parkinson disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis)
Major cause of unintentional weight loss
Medications/substances
Major cause of unintentional weight loss
Rheumatologic diseases
(eg, severe rheumatoid arthritis, giant cell vasculitis)
Major cause of unintentional weight loss
Chronic vigorous exercise
(eg, distance running, ballet dancing, gymnastics)
Major cause of unintentional weight loss
peptic ulcer disease
Nonmalignant gastrointestinal disease cause weight loss
celiac disease
Nonmalignant gastrointestinal disease cause weight loss
inflammatory bowel disease
Nonmalignant gastrointestinal disease cause weight loss
hyperthyroidism
Endocrinopathy cause weight loss
diabetes
Endocrinopathy cause weight loss
adrenal insufficiency
Endocrinopathy cause weight loss
HIV
Infectious disease cause weight loss
viral hepatitis
Infectious disease cause weight loss
tuberculosis
Infectious disease cause weight loss
chronic fungal or bacterial disease
Infectious disease cause weight loss
chronic helminth infection
Infectious disease cause weight loss
