Signs and symptoms of frailty (IMAGE)

Johns Hopkins Medicine

Signs and symptoms of frailty

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Diagnosis of frailty is based on three or more of five key clinical signs and symptoms: weakness, slow walking speed, low level of physical activity, fatigue or exhaustion, and unintentional weight loss.

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Jennifer Fairman

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