Nutritional support in advanced lung disease. The pulmonary cachexia syndrome.
Patients with advanced lung disease (ALD) demonstrate changes in body composition characteristically manifested by a progressive loss of body weight. The mechanisms of this pulmonary cachexia syndrome are multifactorial, and treatment must be comprehensive in nature. This article addresses our current knowledge regarding the relationship between nutrition and ALD.
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Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pennsylvania, USA.
D002100:Cachexia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008173:Lung Diseases, Obstructive / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D015596:Nutrition Assessment; D018529:Nutritional Support; D012307:Risk Factors; D013577:Syndrome; D015431:Weight Loss