Differential diagnosis of emaciation

Everyone's physical constitution is different, so the degree of obesity varies from person to person. However, when a person finds himself losing weight for no apparent reason, he must be alert, because unexplained weight loss may be caused by a certain disease, such as diabetes, hypothyroidism, etc. For people who lose weight for no apparent reason, they should learn about some differential diagnosis of weight loss in order to infer the cause.

How to check for weight loss

When patients become physically thin, they usually go to the hospital for examination to see what causes the weight loss. If it is caused by some disease, they can receive timely treatment. What are the specific examination methods for weight loss?

1. Through a routine blood test, the classification of white blood cells, the number of white blood cells, the number of white and red blood cells, and hemoglobin can be checked. These conditions can rule out anemia, leukemia, infectious diseases, and other blood system diseases.

2. Blood sugar test: test blood sugar on an empty stomach or take glucose orally for tolerance test, which can confirm whether you have diabetes. This type of screening is also a very powerful way to check for weight loss.

3. Urinalysis can detect the pH, tubular casts, protein, white blood cells, red blood cells, etc. in urine. These methods can be used to rule out diseases of the urinary system. If there is a disease in the urinary system, it can be treated in time to prevent more serious symptoms in the body.

4. Detection of tumor markers. This method can be used to screen for the presence of malignant tumors, which is of great significance for the diagnosis of some malignant tumors. For example, tumors of the reproductive system and digestive system. Effective screening can lead to timely treatment of the disease. Pathogen culture can be used to detect infectious diseases.

Differential diagnosis of emaciation

There are several reasons why you may become physically thin. These reasons may be diseases or external factors, but there are also other aspects of weight loss. Some weight loss is normal and is not caused by disease or other reasons. At this time, a differential diagnosis is needed.

1. Simple emaciation, which includes exogenous emaciation and constitutional emaciation. The physical wasting is mainly a non-progressive wasting, which is somewhat hereditary. In this case, weight loss does not require treatment and there is no interference from the disease.

2. Exogenous weight loss is usually affected by various factors such as lifestyle habits, diet, and psychology. If the food intake is insufficient, and there are picky eaters, anorexia, missed meals, or irregular lifestyle and lack of exercise, these will affect the body's food intake. If there is high work pressure, excessive mental stress or excessive fatigue, these psychological factors will also lead to exogenous weight loss.

3. Simple upper body wasting is a sign of progressive lipodystrophy. This condition is a relatively rare disorder of fat tissue metabolism. Clinically, there are some chronic symmetrical distributions with clear boundaries, and subcutaneous fat atrophy or disappearance, and sometimes combined limitations. Hyperplasia or hypertrophy of adipose tissue.