•Fragile skin
•Poor wound healing
•Apathy
•Wasted muscles
•Poor appetite
•Altered taste sensation
•Impaired swallowing
•Altered bowel habit
•Loose fitting clothes
•Prolonged illness:
chronic
infection,
chest
disease,
cardiac failure,
cancer etc.
•Life Stage:
- extremes
of age
- infants, adolesence,
pregnancy
•Social Circumstances:
- in receipt
of benefits
- living
alone – especially men
•Medical History:
- loss:
bleed, vomiting, diarrhoea
- chronic
illness/organ failure
•Family History/Genetic Factors
•Medical Drug Use
•Poor mobility/lack of sun
•Smoking
•Symptoms and Physical Signs