The Clinical Dietitian's Essential Pocket Guideis an up-to-date, concise pocket-sized reference that clinical dietitians can tailor to their own practice. Part I covers nutritional assessment, life stage assessment, and nutrition support. Part II addresses nutrition considerations for specific diseases--cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, gastrointestinal diseases, liver and pancreatic diseases, renal diseases, and pulmonary diseases. Appendices on food-drug interactions, laboratory assessment, and useful reference materials are also included. Within each disease chapter, a uniform format includes sections on disease process, treatment and nutritional intervention, and patient education. Blank pages in each chapter allow users to add their own notes or references.

"The Essential Pocket Guide for Clinical Nutrition is a quick-reference guide for dietitians, students, and other health professionals actively engaged in clinical nutrition, providing them with immediate access to evidence-based information on nutritional assessment, nutrition support, and nutrition considerations for specific diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and pulmonary disease. Using the latest nutritional guidelines, the authors utilize a consistent chapter format that includes sections on disease process, treatment and nutritional intervention, and patient education, making it easy to find relevant information"--

Organized according to the Nutrition Care Process, this guide provides assessment and intervention tools, sample PES statements and guidance on the RDN's scope of practice. Pharmacotherapy and nutrition support information, nutrition education topics, and advice on coordination of care are addressed. Covers care inside the hospital as well as in outpatient settings.

Designed for graduate nutrition students, dietetic interns, and practicing dietitians, Clinical Case Studies for the Nutrition Care Process presents realistic scenarios for a variety of cases organized in the format of the Nutrition Care Process. Cases are drawn from the author’s experience and collected from practitioners who are experts in their field, providing a variety of interesting scenarios. Topics such as adolescent obesity and dietary management in diabetes are explored. As a part of the American Dietetic Association’s Nutrition Care Process (NCP), dietitians, educators, and students have been asked to adopt a new standardized language for nutrition diagnosis. While this process utilizes many aspects of the traditional care model, dietitians may be unsure of how to implement the completely new aspect of standardized language and Nutrition Diagnosis. Not only does this book include an introductory section on the Nutrition Care Process, but readers will learn how to use the standardized terms, develop a nutrition diagnosis, and apply the standardized language to specific clinical cases.

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. It covers all of the basics—nutritional assessment, nutrition management, monitoring and complications, and formulas, as well as new topics— wound healing, trauma, and critically ill obese patients. 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.

Fully updated, the Oxford Handbook of Nutrition and Dietetics, second edition is a practical quick-reference guide to nutrition in the prevention and treatment of disease and the maintenance of good health.

Portable and concise, the Dietitian's Pocket Guide to Nutrition serves as an easy reference for dieticians and other health care professionals who quickly need to access the recommended nutrition care for various medical conditions and problems. Serving as a key healthcare, the dietitian will be able to answer patients' questions concerning their specific nutritional needs and make informed decisions about foods a patient may or may not consume. The Dietitian's Pocket Guide to Nutrition allows easy access to essential nutrition information that is critical to patient care.

The latest edition of this rapid-access resource for busy nutritionists and dieticians continues its tradition as a concise, yet comprehensive reference for nutrition-based care of diseases. It includes proven care plans flexible enough for any setting - from hospitals and ambulatory centers, to private practices and home care. Updated to include a full appendix on the use of herbs, botanicals and dietary supplements, it is also the ideal supplementary text to labs and for clinical rotations.

The Essential Guide to the Nutrition Care Process provides the tools needed to effectively understand the entire nutrition care process, as well as the management of nutrition care in various practice settings. The authors break down each step of the nutrition care process, with detailed information on nutritional assessment and diagnosis, planning interventions, and monitoring and evaluating of patient and client outcomes. The book includes a variety of activities, self-evaluation tools, and a full chapter of case studies drawn from actual medical scenarios, to assist the reader to become highly proficient in the use of the nutrition care process. Key topics provide crucial information to help the reader become skilled in; communication and interviewing; gathering patient data from electronic medical records; the techniques used in nutrition-focused physical examination; evidence-based diet planning interventions; and culturally competent nutrition care. The book includes timely and easy-to-access resources including vitamin and mineral facts, the latest nutrition-related abbreviations, and an overview of understanding scientific research. The Essential Guide to the Nutrition Care Process is an excellent resource for students, international dietitians not trained in the nutrition care process model, and practicing nutrition care professionals who want to hone their nutrition care process skills.