Hannah R Thompson, Bhaani K Singh, Ana Ibarra-Castro, Gail Woodward-Lopez, Kristine A Madsen
Access to credentialed elementary physical education teachers in California and students' cardiorespiratory fitness
Preventive medicine
sarcopenia frailty malnutrition patients liver cirrhosis commonly observed associated higher longterm mortality therefore recognizing patients increased nutritional risk providing recommended interventions essential long shortterm management cirrhosis especially alcoholic nonalcoholic fatty liver disease continues rise various assessment tools available gauge frailty malnutrition infrequently used given global burden liver cirrhosis periodic screening malnutrition sarcopenia frailty desperately needed improves liver transplantation outcomes necessary steps include addressing knowledge gaps professional healthcare workers patients using standardized assessment tools counteract physical deconditioning early possible one potential method assessing sarcopenia involves using computed tomography evaluate skeletal muscle index regarding frailty useful tools longitudinal assessment include liver frailty index karnofsky performance status addressing educational requirements related malnutrition involves seeking guidance dieticians provide counseling achieving sufficient calorie protein intake combat progression malnutrition