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ArticleJournal of general and family medicine2022

Diagnostic reasoning in rehabilitation nutrition: Position paper by the Japanese Association of Rehabilitation Nutrition (secondary publication).

Hidetaka Wakabayashi, Keisuke Maeda, Ryo Momosaki, Yoji Kokura, Yoshihiro Yoshimura, Dai Fujiwara, Shintaro Kosaka, Norio Suzuki

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Hidetaka WakabayashiDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine Tokyo Women's Medical University Hospital Tokyo Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0364-0818
Keisuke MaedaDepartment of Geriatric Medicine National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology Obu Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7132-7818
Ryo MomosakiDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine Mie University Graduate School of Medicine Mie Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3274-3952
Yoji KokuraDepartment of Nutritional Management Keiju Hatogaoka Integrated Facility for Medical and Long-term Care Nanao Japan.
Yoshihiro YoshimuraCenter for Sarcopenia and Malnutrition Research Kumamoto Rehabilitation Hospital Kumamoto Japan.
Dai FujiwaraDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine Saka General Hospital Shiogama Japan.
Shintaro KosakaDepartment of Internal Medicine Nerima Hikarigaoka Hospital Tokyo Japan.
Norio SuzukiDivision of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine St. Marianna University School of Medicine Kawasaki Japan.

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Abstract

Diagnostic reasoning is the thought process used to arrive at a diagnosis based on symptoms, examination findings, and laboratory values. Diagnosis is categorized as nonanalytic reasoning (intuition) and analytic reasoning (analysis). Rehabilitation nutrition involves the diagnosis of nutritional disorders, sarcopenia, and excess or deficient nutrient intake. There is usually only one correct answer for the presence or absence of these. On the other hand, there may be no single correct answer for the causes of anorexia, weight loss, or sarcopenia, and analytical reasoning is required. In this case, diagnostic reasoning involves hypotheses. Simply using nutritional supplements without performing diagnostic reasoning about these causes is like prescribing antipyretic analgesics to a patient with a headache without diagnosing the cause of the headache. To maximize function and quality of life in rehabilitation nutrition, it is necessary to suspect the common causes of anorexia, weight loss, and sarcopenia in all cases.

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PMCPMC9249927

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