Nutrition and Diagnosis-Related Care 8th edition

Nutrition and Diagnosis-Related Care : 8th edition
ISBN: 9781451195323
Publication Date: 15 January 2015

Nutrition and Diagnosis-Related Care, 8e, by well-known author and nutritionist Sylvia Escott-Stump, provides "need to know" condition-specific, evidence-based medical nutrition therapy information for more than 360 diseases and disorders. Ideal for students completing a dietician internship, graduate students, and practitioners, this best-selling book makes information easy to find through a unique, monograph-style format. An accompanying Inkling eBook provides anytime, anywhere access to the fully searchable text online, along with over 50 embedded videos and a wide range of hands-on demonstrations organized by disorders and life-stages.

Revised and updated throughout, the Eighth Edition features new information on the treatment of inflammation through nutrition therapy; new and updated coverage of autism and neurodegenerative and neuropsychiatric disorders; timely information for the dietician working in a collaborative, interdisciplinary care setting; and much more.

• A new "Hot Topics"section in each chapter focuses on current nutrition-related topics, including Inflammation, which is now seen as the root of many disorders.
• New and updated content provides the latest information on autism and neurodegenerative and neuropsychiatric disorders.
• New scenarios provide examples of the types of experiences the dietician will encounter in assessment, diagnosis, evaluation, and monitoring.
• An updated design provides clear and consistent templated information for each disorder.
• Nutritional Acuity Level Rankings developed for each condition from a survey of over 75 clinical nutrition managers and practitioners highlight the most prevalent and common conditions seen and treated by dieticians.
• A quick reference format provides background information, objectives for car...