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Friday, February 7, 2014

CAUSES OF UNEXPLAINED WEIGHT LOSS


qDepression/anxiety

q  Chronic pain or sleep deprivation

q  Psychosocial deprivation/malnutrition

in the elderly

q
  Existing conditions, e.g. severe

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease


(COPD), cardiac failure

Diabetes

mellitus/hyperthyroidism

Occult malignancy (e.g. proximal colon, renal,


lymphoma)


Anorexia nervosa in atypical groups, e.g. young men


Rare endocrine disorders, e.g. 

Addison's disease, 

panhypopituitarism


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