Nutrition assessment (MUST steps 1-4)

This is based on the Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool (MUST) of the British Association for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (BAPEN).
Please note, this only covers recording data for the first four steps of MUST. See the supporting documentation for the management guidelines and full advice on its use.
BAPEN advise it is only for use with adults. (c) BAPEN 2006. See http://bapen.org.uk/must_tool.html

status:draft
version:0.1
source:BAPEN MUST
tags: nutrition

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Body Mass Index score
 
>20 kg/m2 [0]
18.5-20 kg/m2 [1]
<18.5 [2]
Weight loss score (unplanned weight loss in past 3-6 months)
 
<5% [0 ]
5-10% [1]
>10% [2]
Acute disease effect score
 
No effect [0]
Acute illness and no nutritional intake >5 days [2]
Overall risk of malnutrition
 
Low risk (total = 0)
Medium risk (total = 1)
High risk (total = 2 or more)

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