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Images. The most common etiologies are malignancy, nonmalignant gastrointestinal disease, and psychiatric conditions. T900470, unintentional weight loss in older adults;
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The differential diagnosis of the underlying diseases. Unintentional weight loss & malnutrition are common in aging. Unintentional weight loss can have underlying causes ranging from thyroid problems to infections to cancer, and always warrants an investigation.
Although involuntary weight loss in younger adults often has a medical cause, in older patients causes are more diverse, with psychiatric and socioeconomic factors playing an important part.
Unintentional weight loss & malnutrition are common in aging. T900470, unintentional weight loss in older adults; How is unexplained weight loss diagnosed? In older adults (over the age of 65) the most common cause is cancer, followed by gastrointestinal and psychiatric conditions.
