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This paper describes the first step in the management of severe PEM in the hospital viz the identification and treatment of life threatening conditions such as dehydration, electrolyte imbalance, severe anemia, septicemia, hypoglycemia and replacement of missing nutrients.
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Rugmini, P.S., Walia, B.N.S. Hospital management of malnutrition—Part 1. Indian J Pediatr 48, 211–216 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02817008
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