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Nutrition Therapy and Pathophysiology Book Only, 4th Edition

ISBN-13: 978-0357041710
ISBN-10: 0357041712

Author: Marcia Nelms (Author), Kathryn P. Sucher (Author)

A practical all-in-one resource for students, clinicians and researchers, NUTRITION THERAPY AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY, 4th Edition, delivers a comprehensive review of disease pathophysiology and treatment that reflects the latest research, evidence-based practice guidelines, and scope and standards of dietetics practice. It clearly connects nutrition therapy practices and expected outcomes to underlying disease processes at every level–from cells to organ systems. Detailed illustrations enhance your understanding of disease progression, surgical procedures and treatment protocols, while end-of-chapter tables describing complementary and alternative therapies provide a quick-reference resource. In addition, Practitioner Interviews provide insight for working with patients in real-world practice.

Preface
The authors of this text are educators, clinic ians, and researchers. Therefore, our purpose in the fourth edition of this text is to continue our original goals to provide the most up-to-date research and application of evidence-based nutritional care for students, clinicians, and researchers as they seek to understand and treat nutrition-related disease. Most of us look to primary reference texts as the cornerstone of
our practice. Many names come to mind-Modern Nutrition in Health and Disease, the ASPEN Nutrition Support Core Curriculum, and Harrison’s Book of Internal Medicine. We continue to strive for this text to be one of those reference texts not only to provide the information necessary to understand nutrition practice but also provide it in such a way that the learning environment will support students’ development.
of critical thinking, clinical reasoning, and decision-making skills. This edition places additional emphasis on the interprofessional team where we explicitly emphasize that optimal patient care will require all members of the health care team to work together to provide the most efficient and accurate care for the public.
What continues to make this text different from other clinical nutrition therapy texts? The clinical environment evolves as a result of the impacting forces of research, health care funding, evidence-based nutrition practice, and development of the nutrition care process, standardized language, and standardized nutrition diagnoses. To meet the demands of these evolving forces, this text includes not only the most current research and integration of evidence-based pr actice within the context of the nutrition care process but also an overview of health care systems and the dietitian’s role within these systems as a member of the health care team; guidelines fo r documentation and other professional writings; and coverage of emerging fields such as nutrigenomics. Furthermore, as the framework for the nutrition care process
has progressed over the previous seven years, the structure for our text has organized its pedagogy to be consistent with each step of the nutrition care process. This text incorporates standardized language, the Evidence Analysis Library, the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Nutrition Care Manual, the Standards of Practice fo r the Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, and the professional Code of Ethics.
The text begins with a discussion of the dietitian’s role as a nutrition expert, and then proceeds through the nutrition care process, introducing the basics of assessment, diagnosis, intervention, and monitoring/evaluation. Next, a comprehensive review of physiological concepts required to integrate nutrition therapy as a component of medical care is presented. These foundational chapters cover physiological response to injury, the immune system, fluid and electrolyte balance, pharmacology, and genetics-focusing specifically on the application of each of these topics to clinical nutrition practice.
The final section of this text is organized using a systems approach consistent with other medical texts. Each nutrition therapy chapter discusses normal structure and function of a body system, explains how the disease process interrupts normal functioning, and then describes appropriate medical and nutrition interventions. This edition has retained the pedagogical features students and educators found especially helpful-Clinical Applications boxes, nutrition assessment summary tables, sample documentation, PES statements, case studies, overviews of common medical care and drug-nutrient interactions, and interviews with current clinical practitioners. New fe atures for this edition include many additional Life Cycle Perspectives boxes for applications of nutritional care for pediatrics and older adults. This
approach allows any health care professional to benefit from this text. Though every effort has been made to address the most recent research and the most common clinical and medical practices, this text has the same limitation any medical textbook will have: new diagnoses, new drugs, new treatments, and a new understanding of the relationship between nutrition and disease will inevitably continue to be cultivated
after publication. Thus, this book strives to educate students about not only facts and theories that comprise current medical knowledge but also the process of skill development that empowers students to grow in expertise within their field. As practitioners of the future utilize the nutrition care process, it will be refined even as their knowledge of disease and its treatment evolves.
As clinical practitioners and current dietetic educators, we have experienced a need for not only this different approach to a clinical nutrition text but also a reference for clinical practitioners. We believe that this fourth edition continues to serve this purpose.
NEW TO THIS EDITION
The fourth edition of Nutrition Therapy and Pathophysiology has built upon the strengths of prior editions to include a comprehensive focus on pathophysiology and medical treatment with a thorough review of the most current research. Throughout this fourth edition, the need fo r the interprofessional health care team is emphasized. Specific diets and food recommendations are covered within each chapter, and new research and life-cycle perspectives are integrated throughout. This book’s chapter organization will allow the student and practitioner to follow the steps of the nutrition care process. Nutrition therapy within each systems chapter emphasizes real-life application of the standards in patient care and has been updated with the latest evidence-based practice. Figures and tables have been modified to provide
visual explanations of concepts within the text. New photos of wholesome foods and real clinical settings have been added to both enhance chapters pedagogically and add visual appeal.