Medical nutrition therapy
Subtitle: a case study approach
By: Marcia Nahikian Nelms, Sara Long Anderson.
Contributors: Long, Sara.
Publisher: Wadsworth / Thomson Learning
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Belmont, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 468
Subjects: Diet Therapy -- Case Reports
Description: Suitable for both beginning and advanced students of clinical nutrition, [this book] is a varied collection of thirty-eight case studies that provide practical experience in working with patients who have specific nutritional needs. Each case study in this ... text is presented as a medical record, and includes a patient intake form, detailed patient history, and appropriate laboratory reports. Questions guide you through the materials in a logical sequence - from diagnosis to complications and, in some cases, the terminal stages of the patient's disease. -Back cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Medical nutrition therapy for life cycle conditions; title: Medical nutrition therapy for cardiovascular disorders; title: Medical nutrition therapy for gastrointestinal disorders; title: Medical nutrition therapy for pancreatic and liver disorders; title: Medical nutrition therapy for neurological and psychiatric disorders; title: Medical nutrition therapy for pulmonary disorders; title: Medical nutrition therapy for endocrine disorders; title: Medical nutrition therapy for renal disease; title: Medical nutrition therapy for hypermetabolism, infection, and trauma; title: Medical nutrition therapy for hematology-oncology; title: Appendices: Common medical abbreviations; Normal values for physical examination; Dietary reference intakes; CDC growth charts, United States; Prenatal weight gain grid; Medical record documentation form; Diabetic medical nutrition therapy calculation form; Renal medical nutrition therapy calculation form; Scored patient-generated subjective global assessment (PG-SGA); Phenylketonuria nutrition resources.