Quick Orientation
Section
Definition
- Objective
- Understand the core idea
- Keywords
- Protein-energy malnutrition (PEM)
Occurrence
- Objective
- Learn the main facts and relationships
- Keywords
- infants and pre-school children
Clinical Correlation
- Objective
- Connect the mechanism to clinical findings
- Keywords
- Kwashiorkor, marasmus
Definition
Protein-energy malnutrition (PEM), also termed protein-calorie malnutrition (PCM), is the most common nutritional disorder of the developing countries.
Occurrence
- PEM is widely prevalent among infants and pre-school children.
Clinical
- Kwashiorkor and marasmus are the two extreme forms of protein-energy malnutrition.
High Yield
- PEM (protein-calorie malnutrition, PCM) is the most common nutritional disorder of the developing countries.
- Widely prevalent in infants and pre-school children.
- Kwashiorkor and marasmus are the two extreme clinical forms of PEM.