Author Question: Enzo Vilanueva has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. His intake has not changed, but he is ... (Read 37 times)

geoffrey · **on:** Aug 21, 2018

Enzo Vilanueva has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. His intake has not changed, but he is still experiencing wasting. What is the most likely cause?
a. Mental stress
b. Altered taste perceptions and nausea
c. A gastrointestinal obstruction with bacterial overgrowth
d. Increased protein turnover with reduced synthesis

Question 2

Which of the following is often evident at the time cancer is diagnosed?
a. Cachexia b. Malnutrition
c. Weight loss d. Hypermetabolism