Advanced Medical Nutrition Therapy

Each new print copy includes Navigate 2 Premier Access that unlocks a comprehensive and interactive eBook, student practice activities and assessments, a full suite of instructor resources, and learning analytics reporting tools. Premier Access also includes 10 decision-tree simulation modules in which students make patient decisions and sees how each decision impacts the outcome of the patients treatment. Advanced Medical Nutrition Therapy provides students and clinicians with the tools needed to render effective and evidence-based nutrition care plans based on the fundamentals of diet and disease. This text utilizes a practice-oriented, case-based approach that incorporates problem-based learning and engages the reader in various clinical scenarios. This approach encourages the reader to digest the didactic scientific concepts while applying them to patient-based clinical situations. Advanced Medical Nutrition Therapy begins by presenting core concepts relating to nutrition and biochemical assessment, as well as enteral and parenteral nutrition. The text then delves into medical nutrition therapy for specific disease states, as well as therapy for specific life stages. Along the way, various pedagogical features emphasize the important of evidence-based practice and a thorough understanding of current research. While appropriate for an undergraduate medical nutrition therapy course, Advanced Medical Nutrition Therapy also boasts coverage of specialized topics like oral health, as well as focused chapters on disorders of maldigestion and malabsorption. The text integrates aspects of both adult and pediatric nutrition, providing an opportunity to discuss the similarities and differences in various adult and pediatric states. Clinical Controversy features highlight disagreements within the clinical literature and encourage students to embrace evidence-based practice. Clinical Roundtable features consider clinical scenarios for which there is not one clear, correct answer. Brief Practice Point features provide additional details relevant to clinical dietetics practice. Accompanying Navigate 2 Premier Access includes 10 decision-tree simulation modules in which students make patient decisions and see how each decision impacts the outcome of the patients treatment Written for use as the primary textbook for a one semester upper level undergraduate or graduate level Medical Nutrition Therapy or Clinical Nutrition course for nutrition majors. (c) 2019 812 pages