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| Essentials of Clinical Nutrition in Healthcare |
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ISBN: 978-1-264-58188-7,
358 pages,
Soft Cover
ISBN-10: 1-264-58188-2 |
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| Copyright: |
2024 |
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| Edition: |
1st |
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| Author: |
Frates, Beth, MD; Hivert, Marie-France, MD, MMSc; Duggan, Christopher P., MD, MPH |
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Specialties:
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Nutrition
, Nutrition |
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| Publisher: |
McGraw Hill |
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1325 Avenue of Americas, 7th Floor |
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New York, NY 10019 |
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UNITED STATES |
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P: 800-338-3987
F: 800-953-8691 |
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http://www.mhprofessional.com/medical |
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| List Price: |
$72.00 |
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At A Glance
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Proven methods for diagnosing and managing nutritional changes in patients with chronic diseases and conditions Essentials of Clinical Nutrition in Healthcare fills the well-recognized evidence-practice gap between the nutrition knowledge, skills, and attitudes needed for nutrition care and the nutrition education provided by medical schools. Focusing on nutrition and dietetics, it walks you through the process of maintaining patients? energy balance while also providing sufficient nutrients, such as protein, vitamins, and minerals. Evidence-based chapters address the effects of diet on health and a comprehensive array of illnesses. Learn more and order here.
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Reviewer:
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Amy Hess Fischl,
MS RDN LDN BC-ADM CDCES
(University of Chicago Medical Center)
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Reviewer:
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Amy Hess Fischl,
MS RDN LDN BC-ADM CDCES
(University of Chicago Medical Center)
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Description
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| This book is meant to be a primer for medical students and practicing providers. The premise behind this first edition is to bridge a long-standing gap in nutrition education within medical schools. It is commonly understood that there is limited exposure to this broad topic in most, if not all, medical school curricula. In fact, newer articles from 2023 and 2024 still show that nutrition knowledge and basic competency is lacking in medical school graduates. The book is meant to foster increased understanding to future medical students and practicing providers. The chapters include case studies to enhance the current knowledge discussed within each chapter. Each chapter includes tables and figures. |
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Purpose
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| The purpose of the book is to enhance the nutrition knowledge and skills of medical students and practicing providers. With a plethora of nutrition textbooks available, the passion to enhance nutrition skills is understandable, but with the large volume of books on this topic already available, that does not seem to be the issue. While the book meets its objective, it is simply an addition to the growing collection available for medical students to choose from on this topic. |
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Audience
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| The book's audience is medical students and practicing medical providers. The structure of the book is familiar to medical students but could be more interactive to enhance learning and skills. The authors are mostly physicians and a few registered dietitians, but the book would benefit from the involvement of more dietitians to show collaboration and the value of referring to and working with registered dietitians and their patients. The authors are all from Harvard Medical School. |
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Features
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| The book is divided into three sections: A, B and C. Section A covers nine chapters on nutrition and metabolism in health. Section B covers 16 chapters on nutrition and metabolism in disease. Section C covers seven chapters on counseling and coaching for behavior change. Each chapter begins with an outline of the content covered, an introduction, the core content with tables, and take-home points, and includes one to two case studies with the answers at the end of the chapter. The content is simplified to cover the high points of the topics, but this may be misconstrued as all the information needed to give patients nutritional advice. What is missing in these chapters is more context into the collaborative nature of healthcare. Only in two instances in the book is "Medical Nutrition Therapy" discussed, but it does not cover how and when to refer to a registered dietitian. To reduce the confusion caused by nutritional advice, all providers need to be speaking the same language which means working together with the over 70,000 nutrition professionals who can spend the necessary time with patients to help them make lasting nutrition changes. |
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Assessment
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| This is one of many textbooks that are available for enhancing the nutrition knowledge of medical students and practicing providers. Until medical schools see the value of ongoing nutrition education and the essential role of registered dietitians in collaboration with the medical team, this is just one of many choices for individuals to read. |
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