Nutritional depletion in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease / 中国医学科学院学报
Acta Academiae Medicinae Sinicae
;
(6): 595-599, 2004.
Article
in Chinese
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-343802
ABSTRACT
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is one of the major diseases worldwide. Nutritional depletion is a common problem in COPD patients and also an independant predictor of survival in these patients. Many data are helpful for determining nutritional depletion, including anthropometric measurement, laboratory markers, body composition analysis (fat-free mass and lean mass), and body weight. The mechanism of nutritional depletion in patients with COPD is still uncertain. It may be associated with energy/metabolism imbalance, tissue hypoxia, systemic inflammation, and leptin/orexin disorders. In patients with nutritional depletion, growth hormone and testosterone can be used for nutritional therapy in addition to nutrition supplementation.
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Main subject:
Physiology
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Blood
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Body Composition
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Neuropeptides
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Weight Loss
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Nutrition Assessment
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Leptin
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Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins
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Diagnosis
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Orexins
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
Acta Academiae Medicinae Sinicae
Year:
2004
Type:
Article
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