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> 5% loss of usual body weight in the last 6–12 months

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Unintentional weight loss

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weight loss from loss of muscle mass (with or without fat loss)

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Cachexia

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is a geriatric syndrome of diminished muscle mass and function, which may or may not be accompanied by unintentional weight loss

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Sarcopenia

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Malignancy

(eg, gastrointestinal, lung, lymphoma, renal, and prostate cancers)

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Major cause of unintentional weight loss

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Nonmalignant gastrointestinal diseases

(eg, peptic ulcer disease, celiac disease, inflammatory bowel disease)

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Major cause of unintentional weight loss

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Psychiatric disorders (particularly depression)

also eating disorders, food-related delusional manifestations of other psychiatric disorders

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Major cause of unintentional weight loss

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Endocrinopathies

(eg, hyperthyroidism, diabetes, adrenal insufficiency)

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Major cause of unintentional weight loss

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Infectious diseases

(eg, HIV, viral hepatitis, tuberculosis, chronic fungal or bacterial disease, chronic helminth infection)

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Major cause of unintentional weight loss

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Advanced chronic disease

(eg, cardiac cachexia from heart failure, pulmonary cachexia, renal failure)

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Major cause of unintentional weight loss

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Neurologic diseases

(eg, stroke, dementia, Parkinson disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis)

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Major cause of unintentional weight loss

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Medications/substances

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Major cause of unintentional weight loss

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Rheumatologic diseases

(eg, severe rheumatoid arthritis, giant cell vasculitis)

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Major cause of unintentional weight loss

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Chronic vigorous exercise

(eg, distance running, ballet dancing, gymnastics)

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Major cause of unintentional weight loss

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peptic ulcer disease

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Nonmalignant gastrointestinal disease cause weight loss

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celiac disease

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Nonmalignant gastrointestinal disease cause weight loss

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inflammatory bowel disease

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Nonmalignant gastrointestinal disease cause weight loss

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hyperthyroidism

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Endocrinopathy cause weight loss

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diabetes

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Endocrinopathy cause weight loss

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adrenal insufficiency

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Endocrinopathy cause weight loss

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HIV

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Infectious disease cause weight loss

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viral hepatitis

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Infectious disease cause weight loss

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tuberculosis

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Infectious disease cause weight loss

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chronic fungal or bacterial disease

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Infectious disease cause weight loss

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chronic helminth infection

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Infectious disease cause weight loss

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cardiac cachexia from heart failure

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Advanced chronic disease cause weight loss

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pulmonary cachexia

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Advanced chronic disease cause weight loss

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renal failure

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Advanced chronic disease cause weight loss

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28
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stroke

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Neurologic disease causes weight loss

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29
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dementia

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Neurologic disease causes weight loss

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Parkinson disease

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Neurologic disease causes weight loss

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amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

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Neurologic disease causes weight loss

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32
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severe rheumatoid arthritis

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Rheumatologic disease causes weight loss

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33
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giant cell vasculitis

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Rheumatologic disease causes weight loss

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34
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distance running

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Chronic vigorous exercise causes weight loss

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ballet dancing

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Chronic vigorous exercise causes weight loss

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gymnastics

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Chronic vigorous exercise causes weight loss

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Medications

(eg, digoxin, theophylline, SSRIs, antibiotics)

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Cause of weight loss in older adults

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Emotional

(eg, depression, anxiety)

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Cause of weight loss in older adults

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Alcoholism, older adult abuse

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Cause of weight loss in older adults

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40
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Late-life paranoia or bereavement

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Cause of weight loss in older adults

41
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Swallowing problems

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Cause of weight loss in older adults

42
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Oral factors

(tooth loss, xerostomia)

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Cause of weight loss in older adults

43
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Nosocomial infections

(eg, tuberculosis, pneumonia)

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Cause of weight loss in older adults

44
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Wandering and other dementia-related factors

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Cause of weight loss in older adults

45
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Hyperthyroidism

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Cause of weight loss in older adults

46
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hypercalcemia

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Cause of weight loss in older adults

47
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hypoadrenalism

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Cause of weight loss in older adults

48
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Enteral problems

(eg, esophageal stricture, gluten enteropathy)

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Cause of weight loss in older adults

49
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Eating problems

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Cause of weight loss in older adults

50
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Low salt, low cholesterol, and other therapeutic diets

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Cause of weight loss in older adults

51
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Social isolation

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Cause of weight loss in older adults

52
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stones (chronic cholecystitis)

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Cause of weight loss in older adults

53
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digoxin

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Medications Cause weight loss in older adults

54
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theophylline

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Medications Cause weight loss in older adults

55
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SSRIs

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Medications Cause weight loss in older adults

56
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antibiotics

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Medications Cause weight loss in older adults

57
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xerostomia

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Oral factor Cause weight loss in older adults

58
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esophageal stricture

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External problem Cause weight loss in older adults

59
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gluten enteropathy

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Enteral problem Cause weight loss in older adults

60
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Dementia

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Cause of unintentional weight loss in elderly people

61
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Depression

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Cause of unintentional weight loss in elderly people

62
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Disease (acute and chronic)

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Cause of unintentional weight loss in elderly people

63
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Dysphagia

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Cause of unintentional weight loss in elderly people

64
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Dysgeusia

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Cause of unintentional weight loss in elderly people

65
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Diarrhoea

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Cause of unintentional weight loss in elderly people

66
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Drugs

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Cause of unintentional weight loss in elderly people

67
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Dentition

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Cause of unintentional weight loss in elderly people

68
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Dysfunction (functional disability)

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Cause of unintentional weight loss in elderly people

69
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Fatigue + unintentional weight loss
(8)

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Adrenal insufficiency, cancer, chronic kidney disease, depression, infections, giant cell arteritis, nephrotic syndrome, sarcoidosis

70
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Adrenal insufficiency

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Fatigue + unintentional weight loss

71
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cancer

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Fatigue/ Fever, night sweats/ Lymphadenopathy + unintentional weight loss

72
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chronic kidney disease

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Fatigue + unintentional weight loss

73
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depression

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Fatigue + unintentional weight loss

74
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infections

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Fatigue/ Fever, night sweats/ Lymphadenopathy + unintentional weight loss

75
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giant cell arteritis

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Fatigue/ Fever, night sweats + unintentional weight loss

76
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nephrotic syndrome

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Fatigue + unintentional weight loss

77
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sarcoidosis

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Fatigue / Lymphadenopathy/ Cough, dyspnea, hemoptysis + unintentional weight loss

78
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Fever, night sweats + unintentional weight loss
(3)

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Cancer, infections, giant cell arteritis

79
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Lymphadenopathy + unintentional weight loss
(3)

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Infections, cancer, sarcoidosis

80
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Cough, dyspnea, hemoptysis + unintentional weight loss
(5)

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Lung cancer, tuberculosis, sarcoidosis, fungal pneumonias, HIV/AIDS

81
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Lung cancer

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Cough, dyspnea, hemoptysis + unintentional weight loss

82
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tuberculosis

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Cough, dyspnea, hemoptysis + unintentional weight loss

83
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fungal pneumonias

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Cough, dyspnea, hemoptysis + unintentional weight loss

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HIV/AIDS

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Cough, dyspnea, hemoptysis + unintentional weight loss

85
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Hematuria + unintentional weight loss
(2)

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Renal or prostate cancer

86
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Renal cancer

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Hematuria + unintentional weight loss

87
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prostate cancer

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Hematuria + unintentional weight loss

88
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Heat intolerance, tremor, anxiety, sweating + unintentional weight loss

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Hyperthyroidism

89
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Polydipsia, polyuria + unintentional weight loss

90
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Bone pain (eg, unrelated to activity, prominent at night)
+ unintentional weight loss

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Cancer (eg, multiple myeloma, bone metastases from breast, prostate, or lung cancer)

91
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Ascites + unintentional weight loss
(3)

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Alcoholism, nephrotic syndrome, cancer (eg, ovarian, gastrointestinal)

92
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Edema + unintentional weight loss
(2)

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Chronic kidney disease, nephrotic syndrome

93
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Fever + unintentional weight loss
(3)

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Cancer, infections, inflammatory disorders

94
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inflammatory disorders

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Fever + unintentional weight loss

95
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Chronic kidney disease

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Edema + unintentional weight loss

96
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nephrotic syndrome

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Edema/ Ascites + unintentional weight loss

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Alcoholism

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Ascites + unintentional weight loss

98
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cancer

(eg, ovarian, gastrointestinal)

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Ascites + unintentional weight loss

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