Etiologies of Malnutrition in Chronic Liver Disease Patients and Tools for Assessment

Abstract

Malnutrition is a very serious complication among people with chronic liver disease. Liver cirrhosis is becoming a significant health concern and addressing the issue of malnutrition becomes important to improve patient outcomes. This particular review aims to describe the prevalence and causes of malnutrition in patients with chronic liver conditions along with the diagnostic tools and therapeutic mechanisms. The prevalence of malnutrition is often misdiagnosed among such patients with a range of factors contributing to the condition. There are specific screening tools and step-wise diagnostic approaches that can be used in this context and all of these have been discussed in detail in this article. Secondary data has been collected from peer-reviewed journals and articles to provide the necessary discussion on the entire and achieve the necessary success with the paper. In summary, malnutrition is quite common and requires proper attention for medical professionals associated with the care of such patients.

Keywords: Malnutrition, Liver diseases, Health.