SUMMARY
Malnutrition causes serious health risks for most patients. Nevertheless, it is a poorly diagnosed and treated medical problem. In several countries screening, diagnosis and treatment of malnutrition represent an integral part of healthcare. Due to the scope of the issue, it is the necessary cooperation of many specialists.

Early screening, diagnosis and treatment would improve not only the health and the quality of patient´s life and, the last but not the least, also financial costs associated with its complications.
Key words: malnutrition, screening of malnutrition, diagnosis of malnutrition, clinical nutrition.
Lek Obz, 2021, 70(11): 400-408

Andrea FOJTOVÁ 1,2, Katarína GAZDÍKOVÁ 3

1 IBD centrum s.r.o., Univerzitná nemocnica Bratislave, primár MUDr. M. Shatnawi
2 Gastroenterologická klinika SZU a UNB v Bratislave, prednosta prof. MUDr. M. Bátovský, CSc.
3 Katedra všeobecného lekárstva Lekárskej fakulty SZU v Bratislave, vedúca katedry doc. MUDr. K. Gazdíková, PhD., MHA, MPH., mim. prof.

Cite:
FOJTOVÁ A., GAZDÍKOVÁ K.: Screening and diagnosis of malnutrition. Lek Obz, 2021, 70(11): 400-408