Applications in Medical Nutrition Therapy
Author | : Frances J. Zeman |
Publisher | : Prentice Hall |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1996 |
ISBN-10 | : 0133750159 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780133750157 |
Rating | : 4/5 (59 Downloads) |
Download or read book Applications in Medical Nutrition Therapy written by Frances J. Zeman and published by Prentice Hall. This book was released on 1996 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Designed to help teach the procedures of nutritional care and to serve as an adjunct to a standard text in diet therapy. Covers basic skills, such as medical terminology, the medical record, interviewing the patient, evaluating nutritional status, evaluating the patient's diet, and counseling the patient; nutritional care of special groups, such as pregnant and lactating women, children, vegetarian patients, etc.; general methods of nutritional support, such as routine and transitional diets, tube feeding and parenteral nutrition; and nutritional care in specific situations, such as allergic patients. Potential users include students in dietetics, public health nutrition, nursing, medicine, and the allied health professions.