title: Assessment of nutritional status: the biochemical approach and its problems in liver disease.
abstract: The role of laboratory tests in the assessment of nutritional status is reviewed. Methods commonly used in evaluating adequacy of energy, protein, mineral and vitamin intake are discussed, and a protocol for nutritional assessment and monitoring is presented. The specific nutritional problems found in liver disease, and the effects these have on this protocol are considered.
mesh_terms: D000596:Amino Acids / Q000097:blood; D003401:Creatine / Q000652:urine; D003404:Creatinine / Q000378:metabolism; D004044:Dietary Proteins / Q000032:analysis*; D004734:Energy Metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007109:Immunity; D008099:Liver / Q000378:metabolism; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D008762:Methylhistidines / Q000652:urine; D008903:Minerals / Q000378:metabolism; D009132:Muscles / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D009584:Nitrogen / Q000378:metabolism; D009748:Nutrition Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D009747:Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D011188:Potassium / Q000032:analysis; D012260:Ribonucleases / Q000097:blood; D014815:Vitamins / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000596:Amino Acids; D004044:Dietary Proteins; D008762:Methylhistidines; D008903:Minerals; D014815:Vitamins; D003404:Creatinine; D012260:Ribonucleases; D003401:Creatine; D009584:Nitrogen; D011188:Potassium