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'Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool' MAG
must is a fi ve-s tep screeningtool to identifyadults,who are ma ln ou ris hed, at risk of maln utrition(un de rn utri ti on ), or also includesman agement guidelineswhich can be use d to develo pa ca re plan .It is fo r use in hospitals,communityand oth er ca re se ttin gs and ca n be use dby all ca re wor ke decontains:A flow char t sho wing the 5 st eps to use fo r screeningand ma nage men tBM I cha rtWe ight los s tablesAlte rnat ive mea surement s whe n BMI cann ot be ob taine d by measurin g weightand eas e refer toThe must ExplanatoryBookletfor morein formationwh en weightand heightcannotbe measured,andwhe n sc reeningpatientgroupsin whichextra care in interpreta tio n is needed(e .g. thosewith fluid disturbances,pla ste r cas ts, amputations,cr itical illnes s an d pregn ant or lactatingwo men).
(See The ‘MUST’ Explanatory Booklet for details of other alternative measurements (knee height and demispan) that can also be used to estimate height). Estimating height from …
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