Clinical Nutrition in Practice

Herausgeber: Katsilambros, Nikolaos; Poulia, Kalliopi-Anna; Manglara, Evangelia; Kontogianni, Meropi D; Dimosthenopoulos, Charilaos

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Produktbeschreibung

This easy-to-use book covers all aspects of clinical nutrition in practice, using an accessible question and answer format ideal for the busy healthcare professional. Questions such as 'What is the definition of dietary fibre?' and 'What are the types of enteral nutrition?' are answered with refreshing clarity as the authors move from the basics of human nutrition through to the clinical needs of patients suffering various disease states, including cardiovascular disease, diabetes, neurological disorders and obesity. Special attention is given to nutrition during cancer treatment and those suffering from HIV/AIDS. Nutritionists, dietitians and other health professionals working with patients with impaired nutrition or special nutritional requirements, cardiologists and oncologists will find this a refreshing approach to an important subject. Nurses, medical students and those working in the medical nutrition industry will also find this a handy guide. * Easy-to-follow style with questions clearly posed and evidence-based answers. * Outlines the basics of health and nutrition before addressing individual disease states. * Written by practitioners, for practitioners.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley
• Seitenzahl: 232
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. August 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 170mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 409g
• ISBN-13: 9781405180849
• ISBN-10: 1405180846
• Artikelnr.: 30925910

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.

1 Principles of Healthy Nutrition (CharilaosDimosthenopoulos, Meropi Kontogianni and EvangeliaManglara).

2 Nutritional Assessment (CharilaosDimosthenopoulos).

3 Malnutrition (Charilaos Dimosthenopoulos).

4 Weight Management and Eating Disorders (NikolaosKatsilambros and Charilaos Dimosthenopoulos).

5 Diabetes (Nikolaos Katsilambros and CharilaosDimosthenopoulos).

6 Hypertension and Cardiovascular Diseases (MeropiKontogianni).

7 Gastrointestinal Diseases (Meropi Kontogianni).

8 Renal Disease (Kalliopi-Anna Poulia).

9 Pulmonary Diseases (Charilaos Dimosthenopoulos, MeropiKontogianni and Kalliopi-Anna Poulia).

10 Life Expectancy (Evangelia Manglara).

11 HIV/AIDS (Kalliopi-Anna Poulia).

12 Metabolic Stress (Charilaos Dimosthenopoulos).

13 Neoplastic Diseases (Meropi Kontogianni).

14 Rheumatic Diseases (Meropi Kontogianni).

15 Nutrition and Anaemias (Kalliopi-Anna Poulia).

16 Neurological and Mental Disorders (Kalliopi-AnnaPoulia).

17 Enteral Nutrition (Kalliopi-Anna Poulia).

18 Parenteral Nutrition (Kalliopi-Anna Poulia).

19 Food Allergy (Meropi Kontogianni).

Index.

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)