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Wasting weight loss
Introduction
Introduction The wasting weight loss refers to the performance of weight loss due to a wasting disease, which can be found in tuberculosis, diabetes, hyperthyroidism, and the like.
Cause
Cause
Poor absorption of the small intestine leads to loss of nutrients, which can be seen in patients with tuberculosis, hyperthyroidism and diabetes.
Examine
an examination
Related inspection
Determination of serum -hydroxybutyrate dehydrogenase by urinary pepsin and urinary pepsinogen
Tuberculosis is a chronic infectious disease, which is caused by the disease itself. Because of tuberculosis patients, chronic fever, loss of appetite, night sweats and other symptoms often cause weight loss and other consumption.
The typical symptom of diabetes is "three more and one less", that is, polydipsia, polyuria, polyphagia and weight loss. However, due to the severity of the condition or the manner of the disease, not every patient has these symptoms.
Clinical manifestations of hyperthyroidism: palpitation, tachycardia, fear of heat, excessive sweating, excessive appetite, weight loss, weight loss, fatigue and emotional excitement, irritability, insomnia, insufficiency of thought, prominent eyeballs, trembling of the tongue, goiter Or swollen, women may have menstrual disorders or even amenorrhea, men may have impotence or breast development. The thyroid enlargement is symmetrical, and some patients have asymmetrical enlargement. The goiter or swollen assembly moves up and down with swallowing, and some hyperthyroidism patients have thyroid nodules.
It can also be seen in other wasting diseases.
Diagnosis
Differential diagnosis
No relevant information.
Tuberculosis is a chronic infectious disease, which is caused by the disease itself. Because of tuberculosis patients, chronic fever, loss of appetite, night sweats and other symptoms often cause weight loss and other consumption.
The typical symptom of diabetes is "three more and one less", that is, polydipsia, polyuria, polyphagia and weight loss. However, due to the severity of the condition or the manner of the disease, not every patient has these symptoms.
Clinical manifestations of hyperthyroidism: palpitation, tachycardia, fear of heat, excessive sweating, excessive appetite, weight loss, weight loss, fatigue and emotional excitement, irritability, insomnia, insufficiency of thought, prominent eyeballs, trembling of the tongue, goiter Or swollen, women may have menstrual disorders or even amenorrhea, men may have impotence or breast development. The thyroid enlargement is symmetrical, and some patients have asymmetrical enlargement. The goiter or swollen assembly moves up and down with swallowing, and some hyperthyroidism patients have thyroid nodules.
It can also be seen in other wasting diseases.
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