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    Nutrition Risk Screening 2002 (NRS-2002)

    Predicts risk of malnutrition in hospitalized patients, recommended by ACG guidelines.
    When to Use
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    • Hospitalized patients at risk for malnutrition.
    • For ICU patients, the NUTRIC Score is a more widely validated risk predictor.

    If “Yes” to any, proceed to Final Screening. If ALL 4 Initial Screening questions are “No”, then the patient is low risk by NRS-2002.
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    Dr. Jens Kondrup

    About the Creator

    Jens Kondrup, MD, is a senior physician at Rigshospitalet in Copenhagen, Denmark. He is the chair of the Danish Society of Clinical Nutrition. Dr. Kondrup is a former professor in the department of nutrition at the University of Copenhagen.

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