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The MNA ® is a validated nutrition screening and assessment tool that can identify geriatric patients age 65 and above who are malnourished or at risk of malnutrition The MNA ® was developed nearly years ago and is the most well validated nutrition screening tool for the elderly Originally comprised of 18 questions, the current MNA The MNASF includes only six items, but is quicker and as e ective as the long version If the total score is 11 points or less, the patient is considered at risk of malnutrition or malnourished and the full version (assessment) should be performedMini Nutritional Assessment MNA® Complete the screen by filling in the boxes with the appropriate numbers Total the numbers for the final screening score Malnutrition In The Elderly Underrecognized And Increasing In Prevalence Page 2 Of 3 Clinical Advisor Mna-sf calculator