Clinical Nutrition in Practice (eBook, ePUB)

Redaktion: Katsilambros, Nicholas; Poulia, Kalliopi-Anna; Manglara, Evangelia; Kontogianni, Meropi D.; Dimosthenopoulos, Charilaos

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

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 studies * Outlines the basics of healthy nutrition, malnutrition and nutritional assessment * Detailed consideration of the nutritional needs of patients with a variety of chronic diseases, e.g. cardiovascular or rheumatoid disorders, cancer and HIV/AIDS * Uses an interesting contemporary approach that health professionals will find a refreshing change

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Seitenzahl: 232
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. Juni 2011
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781444347777
• Artikelnr.: 38310072

Autorenporträt

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.PGDipDiet Meropi D Kontogianni, PhD Evangelia Manglara RD Kalliopi-Anna Poulia, MMedSci

Inhaltsangabe

Preface vii
1 Principles of Healthy Nutrition 1
Charilaos Dimosthenopoulos, Meropi Kontogianni and Evangelia Manglara
2 Nutritional Assessment 27
Charilaos Dimosthenopoulos
3 Malnutrition 37
Charilaos Dimosthenopoulos
4 Weight Management and Eating Disorders 45
Nikolaos Katsilambros and Charilaos Dimosthenopoulos
5 Diabetes 61
Nikolaos Katsilambros and Charilaos Dimosthenopoulos
6 Hypertension and Cardiovascular Diseases 79
Meropi Kontogianni
7 Gastrointestinal Diseases 93
Meropi Kontogianni
8 Renal Disease 127
Kalliopi-Anna Poulia
9 Pulmonary Diseases 139
Charilaos Dimosthenopoulos, Meropi Kontogianni and Kalliopi-Anna Poulia
10 Life Expectancy 143
Evangelia Manglara
11 HIV/AIDS 147
Kalliopi-Anna Poulia
12 Metabolic Stress 155
Charilaos Dimosthenopoulos
13 Neoplastic Diseases 163
Meropi Kontogianni
14 Rheumatic Diseases 171
Meropi Kontogianni
15 Nutrition and Anaemias 181
Kalliopi-Anna Poulia
16 Neurological and Mental Disorders 187
Kalliopi-Anna Poulia
17 Enteral Nutrition 197
Kalliopi-Anna Poulia
18 Parenteral Nutrition 205
Kalliopi-Anna Poulia
19 Food Allergy 213
Meropi Kontogianni
Index 217

Rezensionen

"This is an excellent clinical guide to nutrition that Irecommend to all nurses, midwives, nursing and medical students anddieticians." (Cancer Nursing Practice, 1 April2012)

"This is an excellent clinical guide to nutrition that Irecommend to all nurses, midwives, nursing and medical students anddieticians." (Nursing Standard, 11 January 2012)