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Cachexia

Cachexia (/kəˈkɛksiə/ ⓘ) is a syndrome that occurs in people with certain illnesses, causing muscle loss that cannot be fully reversed with improved nutrition. It most commonly occurs in cases of cancer, congestive heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, chronic kidney disease, and AIDS. These conditions change how the body handles…

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Deaths
1.5 to 2 million people a year
Frequency
1%
Other names
Wasting syndrome
Prognosis
Very poor
Specialty
Oncology, internal medicine, physical medicine and rehabilitation
Symptoms
Sudden weight loss, altered eating signals

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Cachexia

Nodes94
Edges93
Triples143
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.021277
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Cachexia

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related to Epidemiology · 10
Cachexia → Accurate, Africa, Asia, In, It, Recent, South America, Specifically, The, United States
related to Imaging · 10
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related to history · 9
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related to Laboratory tests · 9
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related to Supplements · 8
Cachexia → AIDS-related, Glutamine, HIV/AIDS, HMB, However, Specifically, Studies, The
related to Diagnosis · 7
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has treatment · 6
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related to Metabolic · 6
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related to Inflammatory · 5
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related to Research · 5
Cachexia → EPA, MT-102Selective, Non-steroidal, Several, ThalidomideCytokine

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muscle loss people cancer weight appetite body also treatment may malnutrition use disease used however sarcopenia inflammation metabolism fat syndrome

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
CachexiaDeaths1.5 to 2 million people a year1.00infobox
CachexiaFrequency1%1.00infobox
CachexiaOther namesWasting syndrome1.00infobox
CachexiaPrognosisVery poor1.00infobox
CachexiaSpecialtyOncology, internal medicine, physical medicine and rehabilitation1.00infobox
CachexiaSymptomsSudden weight loss, altered eating signals1.00infobox
Cachexiais acomplex condition with several potential causes0.90text
nutritional therapyinstance ofbut symptomatic treatment approaches0.80text
exercise typically do not result in reversal of the syndromeinstance ofbut symptomatic treatment approaches0.80text
and have very limited benefit in advanced cases of cachexiainstance ofbut symptomatic treatment approaches0.80text
seen in starvation or aginginstance ofMalnutrition includes both disease-related malnutrition as well as malnutrition without disease0.80text
cancer are frequently treated with glucocorticoidsinstance ofpeople with long-term illness0.80text

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