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Malnourished how can you tell if someone is malnourished?
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Malnourished: Malnourishment can be assesed by clinical evaluation such as musle wasting and sunken features. This can also be confirmed by blood work which would reveal vitamin deficiency and low blood protien and hormone levels.
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