Clinical Nutrition in Practice

Häftad, Engelska, 2010

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Beskrivning

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. Easy-to-follow style with questions clearly posed and answers based on real-life case studiesOutlines the basics of healthy nutrition, malnutrition and nutritional assessmentDetailed consideration of the nutritional needs of patients with a variety of chronic diseases, e.g. cardiovascular or rheumatoid disorders, cancer and HIV/AIDSUses an interesting contemporary approach that health professionals will find a refreshing change

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2010-07-30
Mått:170 x 245 x 14 mm
Vikt:413 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:232
Förlag:John Wiley and Sons Ltd
ISBN:9781405180849

Utforska kategorier

Folkhälsa och hälsopedagogik inom Medicin

Mer om författaren

Professor Nikolaos Katsilambros, Professor of Internal Medicine and Director of the First Department of Propaedeutic Medicine Athen's University School of Medicine and Director of the Diabetes Centre, Laiko University Hospital, Athens, Greece Charilaos Dimosthenopoulos MMedSci.SRD.PGDipDietMeropi D Kontogianni, PhDEvangelia Manglara RDKalliopi-Anna Poulia, MMedSci

Recensioner i media

“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)

Innehållsförteckning

Preface vii1 Principles of Healthy Nutrition 1Charilaos Dimosthenopoulos, Meropi Kontogianni and Evangelia Manglara2 Nutritional Assessment 27Charilaos Dimosthenopoulos3 Malnutrition 37Charilaos Dimosthenopoulos4 Weight Management and Eating Disorders 45Nikolaos Katsilambros and Charilaos Dimosthenopoulos5 Diabetes 61Nikolaos Katsilambros and Charilaos Dimosthenopoulos6 Hypertension and Cardiovascular Diseases 79Meropi Kontogianni7 Gastrointestinal Diseases 93Meropi Kontogianni8 Renal Disease 127Kalliopi-Anna Poulia9 Pulmonary Diseases 139Charilaos Dimosthenopoulos, Meropi Kontogianni and Kalliopi-Anna Poulia10 Life Expectancy 143Evangelia Manglara11 HIV/AIDS 147Kalliopi-Anna Poulia12 Metabolic Stress 155Charilaos Dimosthenopoulos13 Neoplastic Diseases 163Meropi Kontogianni14 Rheumatic Diseases 171Meropi Kontogianni15 Nutrition and Anaemias 181Kalliopi-Anna Poulia16 Neurological and Mental Disorders 187Kalliopi-Anna Poulia17 Enteral Nutrition 197Kalliopi-Anna Poulia18 Parenteral Nutrition 205Kalliopi-Anna Poulia19 Food Allergy 213Meropi KontogianniIndex 217