Nutrition and Diagnosis-Related Care (NUTRITION AND DIAGNOSIS-RELATED CARE ( ESCOTT-STUMP)) - Softcover

Escott-Stump, Sylvia

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0781798450 ISBN 13: 9780781798457

Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2008

Synopsis

Developed by well-known author and nutritionist Sylvia Escott-Stump, the Sixth Edition of this classic text provides timely, pertinent medical nutrition therapy information for the care of patients with over 360 diseases, disorders, and conditions. Each entry for a condition includes vital background information, objectives for care, dietary and nutritional recommendations, and commonly used medications and herbal or botanical remedies and their potential side effects.

This edition features a new full-color art program and additional clinical photographs. The new Dietary Reference Intakes are used throughout the book. An expanded complementary nutrition section provides vital information on herbs, botanicals, and dietary supplements.

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Review:

Doody's Notes, Neva L Crogan, PhD, APRN, BC (University of Arizona College of Nursing) -- Assessment Nutrition therapy is an ever-changing field of practice. This fifth edition provides dietetic professionals with a much needed and useful tool to assess and treat a variety of client diseases and conditions. The manual will undoubtedly become a key resource for dietetic professionals wanting to provide the very latest in medical nutrition therapy. Weighted Numerical Score: 85 3 Stars

About this edition

• Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0781798450
• ISBN 13: 9780781798457
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 6
• Number of pages: 948