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An easy-to-use book with questions on clinical nutrition clearly posed and answers based on real-life studies, this is a ready reference for the busy healthcare professional.
Clinical Nutrition in Practice opens with introductory chapters on the basis of healthy nutrition, malnutrition and nutritional assessment. These are followed by chapters addressing the nutritional needs of patients with obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, rheumatoid and neurologic disorders, as well as diseases of various organ systems, such as the GI tract, renal and pulmonary systems. Special attention is given to describing nutrition in cancer patients and those with HIV/AIDS and the book concludes with a discussion of enteral and parenteral nutrition.
Nutritionists, dietitians and other health professionals working with patients with impaired nutrition or special nutritional requirements, such as diabetologists, endocrinologists (especially those treating obesity), cardiologists and oncologists will find this a refreshing approach to an important subject. Nurses, medical students and those working in the food industry will also find this a handy guide.
“This is an excellent clinical guide to nutrition that I recommend to all nurses, midwives, nursing and medical students and dieticians.” (Cancer Nursing Practice, 1 April 2012)
"This is an excellent clinical guide to nutrition that I recommend to all nurses, midwives, nursing and medical students and dieticians." (Nursing Standard, 11 January 2012)
Preface
1 Priciples of Healthy Nutrition Evangelia Manglara Manglara, Evangelia 1
2 Nutritional Assessment Charilaos Dimosthenopoulos Dimosthenopoulos, Charilaos 27
3 Malnutrition Charilaos Dimosthenopoulos Dimosthenopoulos, Charilaos 37
4 Weight Management and Eating Disorders Charilaos Dimosthenopoulos Dimosthenopoulos, Charilaos 45
5 Diabetes Chairlaos Dimosthenopoulos Dimosthenopoulos, Chairlaos 61
6 Hypertension and Cardiovascular Diseases Meropi Kontogianni Kontogianni, Meropi 79
7 Gastrointestinal Diseases Meropi Kontogianni Kontogianni, Meropi 93
8 Renal Disease Kalliopi-Anna Poulia Poulia, Kalliopi-Anna 127
9 Pulmonary Diseases Kalliopi-Anna Poulia Poulia, Kalliopi-Anna 139
10 Life Expectancy Evangelia Manglara Manglara, Evangelia 143
11 HIV/AIDS Kalliopi-Anna Poulia Poulia, Kalliopi-Anna 147
12 Metabolic Stress Charilaos Dimosthenopoulos Dimosthenopoulos, Charilaos 155
13 Neoplastic Diseases Meropi Kontogianni Kontogianni, Meropi 163
14 Rheumatic Diseases Meropi Kontogianni Kontogianni, Meropi 171
15 Nutrition and Anaemias Kalliopi-Anna Poulia Poulia, Kalliopi-Anna 181
16 Neurological and Mental Disorders Kalliopi-Anna Poulia Poulia, Kalliopi-Anna 187
17 Enteral Nutrition Kalliopi-Anna Poulia Poulia, Kalliopi-Anna 197
18 Parenteral Nutrition Kalliopi-Anna Poulia Poulia, Kalliopi-Anna 205
19 Food Allergy Meropi Kontogianni Kontogianni, Meropi 213
Index 217
Overview
An easy-to-use book with questions on clinical nutrition clearly posed and answers based on real-life studies, this is a ready reference for the busy healthcare professional.
Clinical Nutrition in Practice opens with introductory chapters on the basis of healthy nutrition, malnutrition and nutritional assessment. These are followed by chapters addressing the nutritional needs of patients with obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, rheumatoid and neurologic disorders, as well...