TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Chapter 15. Weight Loss
A1  - Ong, Thuan
A1  - Allen, Miya
A1  - Fancher, Tonya
A2  - Henderson, Mark C.
A2  - Tierney, Lawrence M.
A2  - Smetana, Gerald W.
PY  - 2012
T2  - The Patient History: An Evidence-Based Approach to Differential Diagnosis, 2e
AB  - A  78-year-old  Japanese  man  is  brought  in  for  evaluation  of  a  13-lb  weight  loss  over  the  course  of  6  months.  He  has  moderate  Alzheimer's  dementia  and  dependency  in  all  of  his  activities  of  daily  living  and  lives  in  an  assisted  living  facility.  He  reports  a  poor  appetite  and  finds  food  "unappealing."  The  assisted  living  facility  staff  prepare  all  meals  in  a  Western  American  cuisine  style.  The  rest  of  his  review  of  systems  is  negative  with  the  exception  of  having  discomfort  with  his  dentures.  His  past  medical  history  is  significant  for  coronary  artery  disease,  hypertension,  and  hypothyroidism.  His  medications  include  aspirin  325  mg  daily,  lisinopril  20  mg  daily,  metoprolol  25  mg  twice  daily,  levothyroxine  100  μg  daily,  and  donepezil  10  mg  nightly.  
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PB  - The McGraw-Hill Companies
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/19
UR  - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=56851793
ER  -