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MUST Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool Calculator

BMI score + weight-loss score + acute-disease score = MUST total.

Compute the BAPEN Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool (MUST) total used to grade adult nutritional risk in hospital, community, and care-home settings. Sum of three sub-scores (BMI, recent unplanned weight loss, acute disease with > 5 days of no nutritional intake). 0 = low, 1 = medium, ≥ 2 = high risk.

Priya Venkatesan By Priya Venkatesan
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Formula

MUST = BMI score + weight-loss score + acute-disease score.

In depth

Compute the BAPEN Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool (MUST) total used to grade adult nutritional risk in hospital, community, and care-home settings. Sum of three sub-scores (BMI, recent unplanned weight loss, acute disease with > 5 days of no nutritional intake). 0 = low, 1 = medium, ≥ 2 = high risk.