Identifying and managing malnutrition - assessment is key! Here @ColetteKirk17 outlining the role of anthropometry & demonstrating calculation of triceps skin fold thickness and delegates measuring mid arm circumference. #NUTCNC 2019 @BAPENUK@BSGTrainees
If an older person becomes #malnourished, this will make them more susceptible to #disease, which in turn worsens their nutritional state again. The #malnutrition carousel describes this downward vicious spiral.
*** ACPGBI Wessex Chapter Meeting. Thursday 20th June. Winchester. Topics include locally advanced and recurrent rectal cancer, surgical management of intestinal failure, mesh and the pelvis and the role of TEMS *** @ACPGBI@BattersbyNick@DeenaHarji@PVaughanShaw
Almost set for our 5th Newcastle upon Tyne Clinical Nutrition Course #NUTCNC. Looking forward to welcoming delegates from across the UK. A busy 3 days of learning and discussion with our expert local and national faculty. #clinicalnutrition#MDT#malnutrition#IntestinalFailure
Question - your surgeon says the patient is malnurished as they have a low albumen and will only operate when it is above 30 - Have you come across this? What do you do? #FGDebate
is the common psychopathology mainly secondary to chronic institutionalisation, or is there a pathogenic link (or even microbiome related??) in IF? #FGdebate@bhmullish@FrontGastro_BMJ