This is the 3rd in a series on looking at easily missed, but important disease processes. This one is on malnutrition. I've done a couple of related videos - "google Ford Brewer youtube sarcopenia". Sarcopenia is muscle wasting, by the way.

Even though we think of this as simply, "a thin, little old man - or lady". This is actually very dangerous. Medicare rates it as one of the biggest predictors of hospitalization, disability & death.

Things to think about including more than just a low BMI (less than 19). They also include loss of weight(without intentional dieting) 5% within a month, or 3% in a week. The doc should check pre-albumin, not albumin.