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    • Nutritional status is crucial for patient outcomes.
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    • Malnutrition poses significant health risks.

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    • To outline methods for assessing nutritional status.
    • To define the key objectives of nutritional assessment.
    • To discuss challenges and clinical applications of these methods.

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    • Utilizing anthropometric measurements.
    • Analyzing biochemical markers.
    • Incorporating immunological variables.
    • Applying clinical judgment.

    Main Results:

    • Selected variables and clinical judgment enable nutritional state assessment.
    • Nutritional assessment identifies malnutrition type and severity.
    • It aids in identifying high-risk patients and monitoring nutritional support.

    Conclusions:

    • Nutritional assessment is a vital clinical tool.
    • It requires a combination of objective and subjective data.
    • Effective application improves patient care and outcomes.