geriatrics general-medicine
Nutritional Risk Index (NRI)
Objective nutritional assessment tool using serum albumin and actual versus usual body weight. NRI = (1.519 × serum albumin g/L) + (41.7 × [current weight / usual weight]). Identifies nutritional risk in hospitalised patients, particularly elderly.
References
- The Veterans Affairs Total Parenteral Nutrition Cooperative Study Group. Perioperative total parenteral nutrition in surgical patients. N Engl J Med. 1991;325(8):525–532.
Related
Curated clinical cross-links plus same-class fallbacks.
Calculators
Drugs
- Vitamins with minerals and trace elements · Parenteral nutrition supplement
- Enteral feeds · Nutritional support
- Dairy products · Nutritional source (calcium, protein, vitamin D)
- Albumin solution · Plasma derivative / colloid
- Parenteral nutrition supplements · Parenteral nutrition
- Palivizumab · RSV Prophylaxis — Monthly Monoclonal Antibody (High-Risk Infants)
Pathways
- Falls Assessment in Older Adults · NICE CG161 2013
- Delirium Outside ICU · NICE CG103
- Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) · BGS / NICE
- Delirium Assessment and Management · NICE CG103 2010
- Frailty Recognition and Management · BGS Frailty Framework / NHS NHSE
- Polypharmacy and Medicines Optimisation · STOPP/START v2 2014 / NICE NG5
Decision support only — verify against MDCalc, NICE, or your local guideline before clinical use.