MUST (Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool)
Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool (BAPEN 2003): BMI band (0-2), unplanned weight-loss band (0-2), plus 2 points if acutely ill with no intake for > 5 days; total 0 low, 1 medium, >= 2 high malnutrition risk.
Open the calculator → Runs in your browser. Data leaves only if you deliberately send a problem report from the interactive tool.
Example
- BMI
- 22 kg/m^2
- Unplanned weight loss in past 3-6 months
- 0 %
- Acutely ill and no intake for > 5 days
- No
Result: MUST 0: low malnutrition risk per BAPEN 2003.
The tool opens with these values already filled in. Replace them with your own.
What the result means
- 0
- Low malnutrition risk per BAPEN 2003.
- 1
- Medium malnutrition risk per BAPEN 2003; observe and document intake.
- >=2
- High malnutrition risk per BAPEN 2003; refer to dietitian / nutritional support team.
What you enter
- BMI
- Unplanned weight loss in past 3-6 months
- Acutely ill and no intake for > 5 days (+2)
How this is calculated
BAPEN. The "MUST" Explanatory Booklet. British Association for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition; 2003 (reprinted with minor revisions). Tool derived by Elia M et al. on behalf of the MAG/BAPEN Working Group. Read the source ↗
A reference and educational tool. Not medical, legal, or financial advice, and not a substitute for clinician judgment.