Medical Nutrition and Disease: A Case-Based Approach, 4th Edition is a practical guide to the role of nutrition in everyday clinical practice.

Key features include:

• 24 clinical cases simulating actual patient work-ups to reinforce the material
• Updated multiple choice review questions which allow readers to test their knowledge and prepare for courses, certifying exams, and earn C.E. credits
• Two new chapters: Vitamins and Minerals and Cancer Prevention
• Four new cases: Bariatric Surgery, Metabolic Syndrome, Hypertension, and Sleep Apnea

Moving from the fundamentals of nutrition assessment and vitamins to more specific chapters on pathophysiology of chronic diseases to oncology and nutrition support, this book teaches you how to diagnose and manage nutritional problems, integrate nutrition into your clinical practice, and answer patients’ most common questions.

In addition, registered dieticians can earn 45 C.E. credits from the American Dietetic Association by successfully completing the multiple choice questions included in the book. Everything has been pre-approved, there are no additional fees.

Contents

Part I: Fundamentals of Nutrition Assessment

1. Overview of Nutrition in Clinical Care
2. Vitamins, Minerals and Dietary Supplements

Part II: Nutrition Throughout the Life-Cycle

3. Pregnancy and Lactation
4. Infants, Children, and Adolescents· Childhood Growth and Development Patterns
5. Older Adults

Part III: Integrative Systems and Disease

6. Cardiovascular Disease
7. Gastrointestinal Disease
8. Endocrine Disease
9. Pulmonary Disease
10. Renal Disease

Part IV: Fundamentals of Oncology and Nutrition Support

11. Cancer Prevention and Treatment
12. Enteral Nutrition Support
13. Parenteral Nutrition Support

Appendix: food sources charts

Review Questions
Review Answers
Index

CPE card

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