Severe Malnutrition in a Young Adult: Diagnostic Challenges in a Multifactorial Case With Helicobacter pylori Infection

Severe malnutrition in adults is frequently multifactorial and may result from overlapping nutritional, infectious, inflammatory, and systemic conditions. Identifying the dominant contributors can be challenging, particularly when patients present without classic gastrointestinal symptoms. We report the case of a 24-year-old woman with a more than 10-year history of failure to gain weight despite adequate nutritional… Continue reading Severe Malnutrition in a Young Adult: Diagnostic Challenges in a Multifactorial Case With Helicobacter pylori Infection

Prevalence and Prognostic Significance of #Malnutrition in Patients With Acute #Coronary Syndrome

Malnutrition is associated with poor prognosis in a wide range of illnesses. However, its prognostic impact in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is not well known.. ..In this study, the Controlling Nutritional Status (CONUT) score, the Nutritional Risk Index (NRI), and the Prognostic Nutritional Index (PNI) was applied to 5,062 consecutive patients with ACS.… Continue reading Prevalence and Prognostic Significance of #Malnutrition in Patients With Acute #Coronary Syndrome