Cancer Cachexia Syndrome (Cancer Wasting Syndrome)

Are you evaluating a patient with cancer?

Yes

Does the patient have anorexia or early satiety with or without changes in taste?

Yes

Has the patient experienced unintended weight loss?

Yes

Baseline body weight

Current body weight

Is there evidence of muscle loss (sarcopenia)?

Yes

Has there been a loss of body fat?

Yes

Does the patient have systemic symptoms such as fatigue?

Yes

Is there evidence of systemic inflammation (elevated C-reactive protein, elevated serum cytokines)?

Yes

Results

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Results Interpretation and Description References Next Steps

Data complete?

Evaluation appropriate?

Percent loss in body weight

Number of features of the cancer cachexia syndrome identified

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Interpretation and Description

References

Next Steps in Evaluation

Diagnosis

Risk Factors
- Risk Factors for Weight Loss in Patients with HIV Disease
Clinical Diagnosis, Including Family History For Genetics
- Causes of HIV/AIDS Wasting
- Decision Rule to Help Evaluate Patients With Involuntary Weight Loss
Other Testing
- Decision Rule to Help Evaluate Patients With Involuntary Weight Loss
Criteria For Diagnosis
Severity, Prognosis, Stage
- Criteria for Grading Weight Loss Over a Period of Time
- Cancer Cachexia Prognostic Factors

Therapy

Options

Monitoring

Disease Progression
- Clinical Features of Diabetic Neuropathic Cachexia
- Consensus Development Panel Criteria for HIV-Associated Wasting

Evaluation

Results

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Interpretation and Description

References

Next Steps in Evaluation

Diagnosis

Therapy

Monitoring

Specialty

Objective

ICD-10

Cancer Cachexia Syndrome

Purpose: To evaluate a patient for the cancer cachexia syndrome (cancer wasting syndrome).

Evaluation

Results

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Interpretation and Description

References

Next Steps in Evaluation

Diagnosis

Therapy

Monitoring

Specialty

Objective

ICD-10