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  2. Starvation - Wikipedia

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    Starvation is a severe deficiency in caloric energy intake, below the level needed to maintain an organism's life. It is the most extreme form of malnutrition.In humans, prolonged starvation can cause permanent organ damage [1] and eventually, death.

  3. Wound healing - Wikipedia

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    Wound care encourages and speeds wound healing via cleaning and protection from reinjury or infection. Depending on each patient's needs, it can range from the simplest first aid to entire nursing specialties such as wound, ostomy, and continence nursing and burn center care.

  4. Malnutrition - Wikipedia

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    Malnutrition occurs when an organism gets too few or too many nutrients, resulting in health problems. [11] [12] Specifically, it is a deficiency, excess, or imbalance of energy, protein and other nutrients which adversely affects the body's tissues and form.

  5. How to Find Out Many Calories You Should Burn a Day - AOL

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    Here's how you can determine your caloric needs and estimate how many calories you should burn a day. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 ...

  6. This Is The Minimum (And Maximum) Calories You Need ... - AOL

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    Healing from burns or large open wounds requires extra energy and protein. If you have a fever, ... Does calorie intake for men change with age? Yes. Once you turn 60, you need 2,000 calories a ...

  7. Protein–energy malnutrition - Wikipedia

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    Protein–energy undernutrition affects children the most because they have less protein intake. [further explanation needed] The few rare cases found in the developed world are almost entirely found in small children as a result of fad diets, or ignorance of the nutritional needs of children, particularly in cases of milk allergy. [6]

  8. Wound - Wikipedia

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    A wound is any disruption of or damage to living tissue, such as skin, mucous membranes, or organs. [1] [2] Wounds can either be the sudden result of direct trauma (mechanical, thermal, chemical), or can develop slowly over time due to underlying disease processes such as diabetes mellitus, venous/arterial insufficiency, or immunologic disease. [3]

  9. Negative-pressure wound therapy - Wikipedia

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    Negative pressure wound therapy device. Negative-pressure wound therapy (NPWT), also known as a vacuum assisted closure (VAC), is a therapeutic technique using a suction pump, tubing, and a dressing to remove excess exudate and promote healing in acute or chronic wounds and second- and third-degree burns. The therapy involves the controlled ...