Medical nutrition therapy: a case study approach

Building a bridge from classroom to clinical practice, this casebook is composed of 34 realistic case studies appropriate for introductory and advanced level courses in nutrition and diet therapy. Each case study uses the medical record as its structure. The student "solves the case" by using the information provided such as hospital admission data, laboratory test results, intake/output records, and the physician's progress notes. The case is followed by a series of questions that focus on pathophysiology; assessment; clinical, nutritional and behavioral outcomes; interventions; and appropriate follow-up for the patient. This "real world" approach helps to prepare the student for the professional setting. Objectives for student learning within each case are built around the nutrition care process and competencies for dietetic education.

Machine generated contents note: Unit One ENERGY BALANCE AND BODY WEIGHT -- 1. Pediatric Weight Management -- 2. Bariatric Surgery for Morbid Obesity -- 3. Malnutrition Associated with Chronic Disease -- Unit Two NUTRITION THERAPY FOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISORDERS -- 4. Hypertension and Cardiovascular Disease -- 5. Myocardial Infarction -- 6. Heart Failure with Resulting Cardiac Cachexia -- Unit Three NUTRITION THERAPY FOR UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDERS -- 7. Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease -- 8. Ulcer Disease: Medical and Surgical Treatment -- Unit Four NUTRITION THERAPY FOR LOWER GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDERS -- 9. Celiac Disease -- 10. Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) -- 11. Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Crohn's Disease -- Unit Five NUTRITION THERAPY FOR HEPATOBILIARY AND PANCREATIC DISORDERS -- 12. Cirrhosis of the Liver -- 13. Acute Pancreatitis -- Unit Six NUTRITION THERAPY FOR ENDOCRINE DISORDERS -- 14. Pediatric Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus -- 15. Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus in the Adult.

Contents note continued: 16. Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus---Pediatric Obesity -- 17. Adult Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Transition to Insulin -- Unit Seven NUTRITION THERAPY FOR RENAL DISORDERS -- 18. Chronic K…