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

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For a patient with weight loss due to cancer, AIDS or end-stage cardiac disease:

  • What features of the cachexia syndrome are present?
  • What effect is reduced mobility and loss of body image having on the patient?