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Medical Nutrition and Disease : A Case-Based Approach

ISBN: 9781405186155 | 1405186151
Edition: 4th
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Pub. Date: 6/2/2009

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SummaryTable of ContentsAuthor Biography
Written for medical, nursing and physician assistant students, residents, dietetic interns, and health professionals in practice, Medical Nutrition and Disease: A Case-Based Approach, 4th Edition, is a practical guide to the role of nutrition in everyday clinical practice. The new edition of this best-selling text has been updated by nationally recognized nutritionists and physicians who teach nutrition in medical schools and residency programs.Key features include: - 24 clinical cases simulating actual patient work-ups to reinforce the materia... MORE
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Contributorsp. viii
Prefacep. xii
Fundamentals of Nutrition Assessment
Overview of Nutrition Assessment in Clinical Carep. 3
Obesity and Metabolic Syndromep. 27
Obesity and Bariatric Surgeryp. 39
Vitamins, Minerals, and Dietary Supplementsp. 58
Iron Deficiency Anemia in Womenp. 97
Drug-Herb Interaction with St. John's Wortp. 104
Nutrition Throughout the Life Cycle
Nutrition in Pregnancy and Lactationp. 117
Prevention of Neural Tube Defectsp. 137
Encouraging Breastfeedingp. 145
Infants, Children, and Adolescentsp. 153
Overweight Child with Insulin Resistancep. 181
Malnutrition and Refeeding Syndrome in Childrenp. 190
Eating Disorders in Adolescent Athletesp. 196
Older Adultsp. 206
Malnutrition and Depressionp. 220
Integrative Systems and Disease
Cardiovascular Diseasep. 231
Disorders of Lipid Metabolismp. 247
Hypertension and Lifestyle Modificationsp. 257
Metabolic Syndrome and Lpa Genetic Defectp. 266
Gastrointestinal Diseasep. 278
Alcohol and Vitamin Deficienciesp. 294
Malabsorptionp. 301
AIDS with Opportunistic Infectionp. 311
Endocrine Disease: Diabetes Mellitusp. 319
Type 1 Diabetes Mellitusp. 334
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitusp. 344
Pulmonary Diseasep. 355
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseasep. 365
Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Metabolic Syndromep. 374
Cystic Fibrosisp. 386
Renal Diseasep. 394
Chronic Kidney Disease Advancing to Dialysisp. 414
Fundamentals of Oncology and Nutrition Support
Cancer Prevention and Treatmentp. 427
Enteral Nutrition Supportp. 447
Enteral Feeding and Esophageal Cancerp. 457
Parenteral Nutrition Supportp. 465
Colon Cancer and Post-operative Sepsisp. 476
Appendicesp. 483
Review Questionsp. 501
Review Answersp. 537
Indexp. 540
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Editor-in-Chief: Lisa Hark, PhD, RD, Consultant, Department of Medicine, Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA
Senior Editor: Gail Morrison, MD, Vice Dean for Education, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA


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