Medical Nutrition and Disease : a Case-Based Approach

✍ Scribed by Lisa Hark; Darwin Deen; Gail Morrison

• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Year: 2014
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 607
• Edition: 5
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Medical Nutrition and Disease: A Case-Based Approach is an ideal way for medical students, physician assistant students, dietetic students, dietetic interns, and medical residents to advance their nutrition knowledge and skills. Dietitians in clinical practice and dietetic educators will also benefit from the updated nutrition concepts and case-based approach.

The 5th edition of this best-selling text has been fully updated and includes 13 chapters and 29 cases, with 6 brand new cases. The text is a practical guide to the role that nutrition plays in disease prevention, treatment, and management and also provides 48 self-study continuing education credits (C.E.) for dietitians.

Medical Nutrition and Disease:
• Features learning objectives and current references in every chapter and case
• Teaches you how to diagnose and manage nutritional problems, integrate nutrition into clinical practice, and answer your patients’ most common questions
• Includes nutritional advice for children, teenagers, pregnant women, and older adults
• Includes contributions from nationally recognized nutritionists and physicians who teach nutrition in medical schools, and undergraduate and dietetic programs

Registered dietitians can earn 48 C.E. credits from the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics by successfully completing the updated multiple-choice questions included in the book. Everything has been pre-approved by the Commission on Dietetic Registration and there are no additional fees

✦ Table of Contents

Content: Cover; Table of Contents; Website; Title page; Copyright page; List of Contributors; Editors-in-Chief; Senior Editor; Managing Editor; Associate Editor; Contributors; Reviewers; Preface; Part I: Fundamentals of Nutrition Assessment; 1: Overview of Nutrition Assessment in Clinical Care; Nutrition Assessment in Clinical Care; Integrating Nutrition into the Medical History and Physical Examination; Medical History; Physical Examination; Diagnosis and Assessment of Overweight and Obesity; Physical Examination Findings; Laboratory Data Used to Diagnose Nutritional and Medical Problems. Assessment and Problem List: Medical Nutrition TherapyEstimating Energy and Protein Requirements; Protein Needs of Hospitalized or Critically Ill Patients; Malnutrition; Diagnosis of Malnutrition; Prevalence of Malnutrition; Overweight and Obesity; Effective Counseling for Lifestyle and Behavior Change; Case 1 Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome; Case Questions; Answers to Questions: Case 1; Case 2 Obesity and Bariatric Surgery; Case Questions; Answers to Questions: Case 2; Chapter and Case References; 2: Vitamins, Minerals, and Dietary Supplements; The Need for Vitamins. Vitamin Intake StandardsThe Vitamins; Minerals; Case 1 Iron Deficiency Anemia in Women; Case Questions; Answers to Questions: Case 1; Case 2 Drug-Herb Interaction with St. John''s Wort; Case Questions; Answers to Questions: Case 2; Case 3 Nutrient Deficiencies and Lead Poisoning in Children; Case Questions; Answers to Questions: Case 3; Chapter and Case References; Part II: Nutrition Throughout the Life Cycle; 3: Nutrition in Pregnancy and Lactation; Introduction; Metabolic and Physiologic Consequences of Pregnancy; Integrating Nutrition into the Obstetric History. Nutrition Assessment in PregnancyPhysical Examination; Maternal Weight-Gain Recommendations; Low Pre-conception BMI (underweight); Overweight and Obesity; Adolescence; Laboratory Evaluation; Maternal Nutrient Needs: Current Recommendations; Common Nutrition-related Problems during Pregnancy; Pregnancy following Bariatric Surgery; Lactation; Benefits of Breastfeeding; Nutritional Recommendations for Lactating Women; Common Problems Experienced while Breastfeeding; Promotion and Support of Breastfeeding; Case 1 Prevention of Neural Tube Defects; Case Questions; Answers to Questions: Case 1. Case 2 Encouraging BreastfeedingCase Questions; Chapter and Case References; 4: Infants, Children, and Adolescents; Assessment of Nutritional Status and Dietary Intake in Children; Assessing Growth and Development; Evaluating Dietary Adequacy in Children; Pediatric Calorie and Nutrient Requirements; Adjustments for Activity and Illness; Laboratory Assessment; Infant Feeding; Psychosocial and Behavioral Implications and Recommendations; Nutrition During Adolescence; Malnutrition in Childhood and Adolescence; Undernutrition in Children; Treatment of Deficiencies.
Abstract: Medical Nutrition and Disease: A Case-Based Approach is an ideal way for medical students, physician assistant students, dietetic students, dietetic interns and medical residents to advance their nutrition knowledge and skills. Dietitians in clinical practice and dietetic educators will also benefit from the updated nutrition concepts and case-based approach. The 5th edition of this best-selling text has been fully updated and includes 13 chapters and 29 cases, with 6 brand new cases covering many of the scenarios faced in everyday clinicians practice. The text is a practical guide to the role