Thoroughly revised and updated for its Sixth Edition, this handbook is a practical, easily accessible guide to nutritional management of patients with acute and chronic renal diseases. Leading international experts present state-of-the-art information on these patients' nutritional requirements and offer dietary recommendations, with menus and lists of supplements to enhance patient compliance. Numerous tables and figures enable readers to find essential information quickly. This edition includes new chapters on the dietary approach to treating patients with kidney stones and hypertension, as well as on obesity and physical activity as they relate to patients with kidney disease.
This handbook will aid nephrologists, physicians, and dieticians in providing better care and managing cases of malnutrition in renal diseases efficiently.
T. Alp Ikizler and Allon Friedman Many individuals, especially those afflicted with a chronic disease, often look to improve their health through “natural” means, resorting to ingestion of a variety of vitamins, supplements, ...
... University of Maryland Hospital for Children, Baltimore, Maryland Jennifer S. Messer, CHT, OCDT, CCNT ICU Nephrology Technologist, Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, The Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio Madhukar Misra, MD, ...
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Offering authoritative coverage of all aspects of diagnosing, treating, and preventing the progression of chronic kidney disease (CKD), this highly regarded handbook is an invaluable resource for nephrologists, internists, nurse ...
TABLE 4.4 Nutrient Analysis Software Reports: Discussion Topics for Patient Counseling Comments that explain and ... dietary data such as the Automated Multiple Pass Method,34 smart cards,35 and bar codes36 Computation of glycemic load ...
Reprinted from Bergstrom N, Bennett MA, Carlson CE, et al. Clinical Practice Guideline Number 15: Treatment of Pressure Ulcers. Rockville, Md: US Dept of Health and Human Services, Agency for Health Care Policy and Research; 1994:12-13.
complex, yet common, mealtime challenges encountered, including broader environmental considerations and caregiver behaviors and how they may be interpreted by PWD. This multilayered approach has been supported in a model introduced in ...
This title is a concise, current, and evidence-based guide to the care of patients with renal disease.
The new edition of the Handbook of Nutrition and Food follows the format of the bestselling earlier editions, providing a reference guide for many of the issues on health and well being that are affected by nutrition.