Overview
The concepts discussed in this pocket guide can be applied across care boundaries and are useful for providers in home care, ambulatory care, or inpatient care settings. The guide provides an overview of basic nutritional concepts and explores nutritional alterations in cancer and HIV infection.
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- Comprehensive pocket reference covering the pathophysiology of malnutrition in HIV patients, nutritional care, pharmacologic management of symptoms affecting nutritional status, and nutritional supplementation
- Readily accessible reference table covering the nutritional aspects of over 45 enteral products
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Preface
Reviewers
Part One: Overview and Pathophysiology of Malnutrition
1. Nutrition in Health and Disease
* Review of Nutritional Priniciples
* Nutrients and the Physiology of Digestion
* References
2. Nutritional Alterations in Disease
* Starvation
* Impact of Malnutrition on Immune Function in Cancer and HIV Infection
* Future Horizons
* References
3. Pathophysiology of Malnutrition in Cancer and HIV Infection
* Primary Direct Causes
* Primary Indirect Causes
* Secondary Direct Causes
* Secondary Indirect Causes
* References
Part Two: Clinical Applications
4. Planning Nutritional Care for the Client with Cancer or HIV Infection
* Nutritional Goals
* Nutritional Assessment
* Nutritional History
* Physical Assessment
* General Nutritional Management
* Management of Nutrition Impact Symptoms
* Nutrition Impact Symptoms
* Unproved Nutritional Therapies
* Client Education
* References
5. Phamacologic Agents Used in Symptom Management to Maximize Nutritional Status
* Anorexia
* Nausea and Vomiting
* Constipation
* Diarrhea
* References
6. Nutritional Supplementation
* Calculating Nutritional Needs
* Oral Feeding
* Assessing Available Supplements
* Tube Feeding (Enteral)
* Complications of Tube Feedings
* Total Parenteral Nutrition
* References
Appendices
I. Nutritional Educational Resources
IIA. Ideal Body Weights for Men
IIB. Ideal Body Weights for Women
III. Major Nutrients and Their Effect on the Immune System
IV. Tips to Increase the Caloric and Protein Density of Foods
V. Enteral Nutrition Ready Reference
VI. Centers for Disease Control Definition of HIV Infection
Glossary
Index
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ShowAbout the Author(s)
Gail M. Wilkes-MSN, APRN-BC, AOCN, Boston Medical Center
Gail M Wilkes, RN, MS, ANP-BC, AOCN
Medical Surgical/Oncology Clinical Instructor
Boston Medical Center
Additional Titles by this Author
ISBN-13: 9781449644628
ISBN-13: 9780763772116
ISBN-13: 9780763761738
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