wasting syndrome

Preferred Label : wasting syndrome;

MeSH definition : 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.;

MeSH synonym : wasting syndromes; wasting disease; wasting diseases;

MeSH annotation : human or animal; do not confuse with CACHEXIA: do not make diagnoses, use words of text; HIV WASTING SYNDROME is also available;

Details

Origin ID

D019282;

UMLS CUI

C0043046;

Allowable qualifiers
- blood [MeSH Qualifier]
- cerebrospinal fluid [MeSH Qualifier]
- chemically induced [MeSH Qualifier]
- classification [MeSH Qualifier]
- complications [MeSH Qualifier]
- congenital [MeSH Qualifier]
- diagnosis [MeSH Qualifier]
- diagnostic imaging [MeSH Qualifier]
- diet therapy [MeSH Qualifier]
- drug therapy [MeSH Qualifier]
- economics [MeSH Qualifier]
- embryology [MeSH Qualifier]
- enzymology [MeSH Qualifier]
- epidemiology [MeSH Qualifier]
- ethnology [MeSH Qualifier]
- etiology [MeSH Qualifier]
- genetics [MeSH Qualifier]
- history [MeSH Qualifier]
- immunology [MeSH Qualifier]
- metabolism [MeSH Qualifier]
- microbiology [MeSH Qualifier]
- mortality [MeSH Qualifier]
- nursing [MeSH Qualifier]
- parasitology [MeSH Qualifier]
- pathology [MeSH Qualifier]
- physiopathology [MeSH Qualifier]
- prevention and control [MeSH Qualifier]
- psychology [MeSH Qualifier]
- radiotherapy [MeSH Qualifier]
- rehabilitation [MeSH Qualifier]
- surgery [MeSH Qualifier]
- therapy [MeSH Qualifier]
- urine [MeSH Qualifier]
- veterinary [MeSH Qualifier]
- virology [MeSH Qualifier]
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Cachexia [ICD-11 Category]
- Cachexia [HPO term]
- Cachexia [ICD-10 category]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Wasting Syndrome [NCIt concept]
- Wasting disease (disorder) [SNOMED CT concept]
- wasting syndrome [Disease (Nov.)]
Ne pas confondre avec
- HIV Wasting Syndrome [MeSH Descriptor]
- cachexia [MeSH Descriptor]
Record concept(s)
- wasting syndrome [MeSH concept]
See also
- cachexia [MeSH Descriptor]
- emaciation [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Disease or Syndrome [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Wasting Syndrome [NCIt concept]
- Wasting disease (disorder) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Wasting generalised [MedDRA LLT]
- Wasting generalized [MedDRA LLT]
- wasting syndrome [Disease (Nov.)]

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