CACHEXIA

Course overview

CACHEXIA IS A COMPLICATED METABOLIC SYNDROME RELATED TO UNDERLYING ILLNESS AND CHARACTERIZED BY MUSCLE MASS LOSS WITH OR WITHOUT FAT MASS LOSS THAT IS OFTEN ASSOCIATED WITH ANOREXIA, AN INFLAMMATORY PROCESS, INSULIN RESISTANCE, AND INCREASED PROTEIN TURNOVER. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF CACHEXIA AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN ITS MANAGEMENT.