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 == Additional Info ==
+*Use this code to identify malnutrition itself -- including either/both of kwashiorkor and/or marasmus.
+*To code effects/consequences of malnutrition, instead use '''[[Effects of starvation]]'''
 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malnutrition Malnutrition] incl [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kwashiorkor Kwashiorkor], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marasmus marasmus]
-*Muscle deconditioning due to Malnutrition (anorexia, cancer etc.)
-{{Discuss |
-*refeeding syndrome - see [[Effects of starvation]], I can't be sure if this is or is not to be coded together now. Ttenbergen 10:18, 2020 June 25 (CDT)
-**In most cases, malnutrition would be an admit code, and [[Effects of starvation]] would be an acquired code, linked with the associated electrolyte disturbances.--[[User:Mlagadi|Mlagadi]] 07:30, 2020 June 26 (CDT)
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 == Alternate ICD10s to consider coding instead or in addition ==
 * [[Cachexia]]