Main description:

This comprehensive review of current, clinically-based information from an interdisciplinary perspective contains 41 chapters that:

Provide up-to-date information on evolving nutrition topics.
Showcase clinical guidelines and practices.
Feature useful tables, diagrams, practice scenarios and 'Test Your Knowledge Questions'.

It is a reliable resource for clinicians and for those preparing for certification in nutrition support.

Contents:

Contributors vi
Reviewers xii
Foreword xvii
Preface xviii
Acknowledgments xx
PART I Basics of Nutrition and Metabolism
1. Nutrient Intake, Digestion, Absorption, and Excretion
2. Energy
3. Carbohydrates
4. Gut Microbiota
5. Lipids
6. Protein
7. Fluids, Electrolytes, and Acid-Base Disorders
8. Vitamins and Trace Elements
PART II Clinical Foundations of Nutrition Support
9. Malnutrition Screening and Assessment
10. Overview of Enteral Nutrition
11. Enteral Nutrition Formulations
12. Enteral Access Devices
13. Complications of Enteral Nutrition
14. Overview of Parenteral Nutrition
15. Parenteral Nutrition Formulations
16. Parenteral Access Devices
17. Complications of Parenteral Nutrition
18. Drug-Nutrient Interactions
19. Dietary Supplements
PART III Nutrition Support of Specific States
20. Pregnancy and Lactation
21. Wound Healing
22. Neurologic Impairment
23. Sepsis and Critical Illness
24. Trauma, Surgery, and Burns
25. Pulmonary Disease
26. Gastrointestinal Disease
27. Liver Disease
28. Pancreatitis
29. Renal Disease
30. Short Bowel Syndrome
31. Solid Organ Transplantation
32. Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection
33. Cancer
34. Diabetes Mellitus
35. Obesity
36. Nutrition Support for Older Adults
37. Surgical Alteration of the Gastrointestinal Tract
PART IV Management and Professional Issues
38. Home Nutrition Support
39. Ethics and Law
40. Quality Improvement in Clinical Practice
41. Evidence-Based Medicine and Derivation of Clinical Guidelines
Index