•Screen all
patients to identify those most at risk of being deficient:
•
•Underweight
• A body mass index (BMI) of less than 18.5kg/m2
•
•Unintentional Weight Loss
Greater than
10% within the last 3 – 6 months
•
• or
•
•Combination of:
- BMI of less than 20kg/m2 and
- Unintentional weight loss >5% within the
last 3 – 6 months
•
•Others at risk:
•Eaten little or nothing (or likely to) for
more than 5 days
•Poor absorption, vomiting, high losses,
increased need - catabolic
•Already identified with one deficiency e.g.
anaemia or osteoporosis