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YAO Dingye, LUO Guiping, SUN Junsheng, MA Fanghui, REN Jingjing. Diagnosis and treatment of MUPS: a general practice perspective on involuntary weight loss[J]. Chinese Journal of General Practice, 2025, 23(3): 534-538. doi: 10.16766/j.cnki.issn.1674-4152.003944
Citation: YAO Dingye, LUO Guiping, SUN Junsheng, MA Fanghui, REN Jingjing. Diagnosis and treatment of MUPS: a general practice perspective on involuntary weight loss[J]. Chinese Journal of General Practice, 2025, 23(3): 534-538. doi: 10.16766/j.cnki.issn.1674-4152.003944
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Diagnosis and treatment of MUPS: a general practice perspective on involuntary weight loss

doi: 10.16766/j.cnki.issn.1674-4152.003944
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    Department of General Practice, Longgang Central Hospital, Shantou University Medical College, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518116, China

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  • Received Date: 2024-04-21
    Available Online: 2025-05-14
    Abstract
  • Involuntary weight loss is one of the common medically unexplained physical symptoms (MUPS) in general practice clinic, and it ' s aetiology is complex, with various system diseases leading to involuntary weight loss. Patients are often referred to many departments without diagnosis and management, which not only wastes a lot of medical resources, but also causes physical and mental distress to patients. This article analyses the case of a patient who was not diagnosed and treated in several departments, but was finally diagnosed with smile-type depression in general practice clinic: using general practice diagnostic tools such as John Murtagh ' s safe diagnostic strategy and RICE inquiring. The aim of this article is to raise general practitioners ' understanding of involuntary weight loss and to make good use of the unique diagnostic tools of general practice in analysing and assessing patients in general practice clinic.

     

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