Dietitian's Handbook of Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition

by Skipper, Annalynn

• ISBN13: 9780763742904
• ISBN10: 0763742902
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-01-21
• Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning

Summary

This thoroughly revised and updated Third Edition of a bestselling handbook provides comprehensive coverage of systems approaches to medical nutrition therapy. Designed for graduate nutrition students, dietetic interns, and practicing dietitians, this authoritative handbook provides a solid foundation in and reference to the nutrition support field. Expert contributors present a practical approach to the delivery of parenteral and enteral nutrition. All of the basics are covered—nutritional assessment; nutrition management, monitoring and complications; formulas; solutions and additives; and more.This is the first textbook to fully integrate the Nutrition Care Process into enteral and parenteral nutrition content as specified in the 2008 Commission on Accreditation of Dietetic Education Standard II. The Nutrition Care Process content is updated to reflect changes from the 2011 edition of the International Dietetics and Nutrition Terminology.

Table of Contents

Selection of Candidates for Nutrition Support

Nutritional Screening and Assessment

Nutrition Support: Indications and Efficacy

Ethical Issues in Nutrition Support

Macronutrient Requirements

Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance

Indirect Calorimetry

Impact of Organ Function and Disease Process on Nutrition Therapy

Esophagus, Stomach, and Intestines

Pancreatic Function

Nutrition Management of the Adult with Liver Disease

Renal Function

Respiratory Disease and Mechanical Ventilation

Bone Marrow Transplantation

Solid Organ Transplantation

HIV and AIDS

Burns

Metabolic Stress and Immune Function

Surgery and Wound Healing

Short-Bowel Syndrome

The Delivery of Nutrients

Enteral Nutrition

Management of Total Parenteral Nutrition

Transitional Feeding

Organizational Considerations in Nutrition Support

The Nutrition Support Team and the Role of the Dietitian

Nutrition Support in Home Care

Index

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