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Descriptor English: Protein-Energy Malnutrition
Descriptor Spanish: Desnutrición Proteico-Calórica
Descriptor desnutrición proteico-calórica
Entry term(s) desnutrición proteico-energética
desnutrición proteicocalórica
malnutrición proteico-calórica
malnutrición proteico-energética
marasmo
marasmo nutricional
Scope note: Falta de energía o proteínas suficientes para satisfacer las demandas metabólicas del organismo como consecuencia de una ingesta inadecuada de proteínas en la alimentación, ingesta de proteínas de baja calidad, aumento de las demandas por enfermedad o aumento de las pérdidas de nutrientes.
Descriptor Portuguese: Desnutrição Proteico-Calórica
Descriptor French: Malnutrition protéinocalorique
Entry term(s): Malnutrition, Protein-Calorie
Malnutrition, Protein-Energy
Malnutritions, Protein-Energy
Marasmus
Nutritional Marasmus
Protein Calorie Malnutrition
Protein Energy Malnutrition
Protein-Calorie Malnutrition
Tree number(s): C18.654.521.500.708.626
SP6.990.625.344.537
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D011502
Scope note: The lack of sufficient energy or protein to meet the body's metabolic demands, as a result of either an inadequate dietary intake of protein, intake of poor quality dietary protein, increased demands due to disease, or increased nutrient losses.
Annotation: consider also KWASHIORKOR
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Infant Nutrition Disorders (1966-1971)
Nutrition Disorders (1966-1971)
Public MeSH Note: 92; was PROTEIN-CALORIE MALNUTRITION 1974-91
Online Note: use PROTEIN-ENERGY MALNUTRITION to search PROTEIN-CALORIE MALNUTRITION 1972-91 (as Prov 1972-73)
History Note: 92; was PROTEIN-CALORIE MALNUTRITION 1972-91 (Prov 1972-73)
Related: Emaciation MeSH
DeCS ID: 30409
Unique ID: D011502
NLM Classification: WD 105
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1974/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2004/07/07
Protein-Energy Malnutrition - Preferred
Concept UI M0017876
Scope note The lack of sufficient energy or protein to meet the body's metabolic demands, as a result of either an inadequate dietary intake of protein, intake of poor quality dietary protein, increased demands due to disease, or increased nutrient losses.
Preferred term Protein-Energy Malnutrition
Entry term(s) Malnutrition, Protein-Calorie
Malnutrition, Protein-Energy
Malnutritions, Protein-Energy
Protein Calorie Malnutrition
Protein Energy Malnutrition
Protein-Calorie Malnutrition
Marasmus - Narrower
Concept UI M0017877
Preferred term Marasmus
Entry term(s) Nutritional Marasmus



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