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Helping the patient with reduced hydration/nutrition 8: The cachexia syndrome

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Activity 1

Which of the following statements about cachexia are true and which are false?

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 True False
1 Features are loss of appetite, weight loss, fatigue, anaemia and oedema.

2 Loss of fat is the main cause of weight loss.

3 Cachexia can occur in patients with severe heart disease.

4 Most of its effects are due to starvation.

5 The cancer competes with the body for energy.

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