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Index

C-reactive protein, 217 creatinine, 218, 219–220 equipment, 215 ferritin, 224 folate, 217, 220

glucose, 218, 220–221, 222

glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c), 222 hematocrit, 222–223 hemoglobin, 223, 224 homocysteine levels, 220 inflammatory status, 217 iron, 222, 223, 224 laboratory screening for, 215, 217, 218 mean corpuscular volume (MCV), 217, 223 ordering tests, 215 osmolality, serum, 215, 221, 225, 226 potassium, 218, 225 prealbumin, 217, 227 protein, 219, 227

sodium, 215, 221, 225, 226 total iron-binding capacity, 224 transferrin, 217, 224 triglyceride, 229

vitamin B-12, 217, 220, 223, 228 lactic dehydrogenase (LDH), 218 LADA. See latent autoimmune diabetes in adults (LADA) Lasix. See furosemide

latent autoimmune diabetes in adults (LADA), 177

lawsuit. See litigation

laxatives, 7, 9, 84, 125, 225, 226, 247, 249, 250 LDL-C. See low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C)

lean body mass (LBM), 9, 76, 87, 107, 123 leptin, 4

levels of practice, 340–341 levodopa, 111, 166, 234, 236, 248–249 levothyroxine, 58

liability insurance, 342, 347 licorice, natural, 241, 247 life expectancy, 9, 177, 191 Life Safety Code Survey, 309 lipids. See cholesterol lips, 44, 98–99, 138, 139 litigation, 346–349 liver, 77, 184–185, 190, 194, 218, 219, 224, 227, 237

age-related changes, 5 nutrition assessment, 77

liver disease, 77, 163, 166, 219, 220, 221, 223, 224, 225, 227, 228, 229, 238 liver transplantation, 137 longevity, 141 Long Term and Post-Acute Care Health Information Technology Collaborative (LTPAC), 352

Long-Term Care Resident Assessment Instrument User’s Manual, 301

long-term services and support (LTSS), 24 Lou Gehrig’s disease. See amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)

low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), 228, 229

lutein, 6, 8 lymph nodes, 143

Macronutrients, 13, 188, 253–254, 257, 258, 261 magnesium, 6, 12, 100, 161, 194, 250, 259 drug interactions, 238, 241, 249 malnutrition, 73, 74, 83, 86, 110, 113, 135, 149, 166–167, 188, 220, 227, 228, 229, 235, 251, 252, 253, 287 cancer, 187 protein-energy malnutrition, 171, 199, 224, 225, 229

signs of, 74, 81, 98–100, 228 ulcers, 202–203

malpractice, 347, 352–353, 355 malpractice insurance, 347 managed care organizations (MCOs), 82, 216 manganese, 82, 216 MAOI. See monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOI) Marinol. See dronabinol MCOs. See managed care organizations (MCOs) MCV. See mean corpuscular volume (MCV) MDRD. See Modified Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD) MDS. See Minimum Data Set (MDS) meal service. See dining; food service Meals on Wheels, 21. See home-delivered meals mean corpuscular volume (MCV), 21, 73, 178, 223–224

Medicaid. 9, 19, 21, 23, 24, 79, 108, 125, 135, 263, 285, 301, 302, 303, 309, 310, 314, 317, 326, 329. See also Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)