NUTRITION THERAPY AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY, 3E provides a comprehensive review of disease pathophysiology and treatment with a focus on current research into and application of evidence-based nutritional care for students, clinicians, and researchers. The third edition continues to provide an all-in-one resource for the study of nutrition therapy that closely integrates the nutrition care process through its chapter organization and pedagogy. NUTRITION THERAPY AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY strives to prepare students for success in clinical practice and foster growth in expertise in their field.

Part 1. THE ROLE OF NUTRITION THERAPY IN HEALTH CARE.
1. Role of the Dietitian in the Health Care System.

Part 2. THE NUTRITION CARE PROCESS.
2. The Nutrition Care Process.
3. Nutrition Assessment: Foundation of the Nutrition Care Process.
4. Nutrition Intervention and Nutrition Monitoring and Evaluation.
5. Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition Support.
6. Documentation of the Nutrition Care Process.

Part 3. INTRODUCTION TO PATHOPHYSIOLOGY.
7. Fluid and Electrolyte Balance.
8. Acid-Base Balance.
9. Cellular and Physiological Response to Injury: The Role of the Immune System.
10. Nutritional Genomics.
11. Pharmacology.

Part 4. NUTRITION THERAPY.
12. Diseases and Disorders of Energy Imbalance.
13. Diseases of the Cardiovascular System.
14. Diseases of the Upper Gastrointestinal Tract.
15. Diseases of the Lower Gastrointestinal Tract.
16. Diseases of the Liver, Gallbladder, and Exocrine Pancreas.
17. Diseases of the Endocrine System.
18. Diseases of the Renal System.
19. Diseases of the Hematological System.
20. Diseases and Disorders of the Neurological System.
21. Diseases of the Respiratory System.
22. Metabolic Stress and the Critically Ill.
23. Neoplastic Disease.
24. HIV and AIDS.
25. Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System.
26. Metabolic Disorders.

Marcia Nelms

Kathryn P. Sucher

Karen Lacey

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