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Essentials of Pediatric Nutrition

Author(s): Patricia Queen Samour, MMSc, RD, Director, Nutrition Services, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
Kathy King, RD, LD, Helm Publishing, Lake Dallas, Texas
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  • ISBN-13: 9781449652913
  • ISBN-10:1449652913
  • Product With Access Code    332 pages      © 2013
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Overview

Essentials of Pediatric Nutrition relays the key information needed to work in pediatric nutrition with various age groups and diseases/conditions. This consolidated and modified version of the very successful fourth edition of Pediatric Nutrition covers the core best-practice guidelines on the most vital information concerning the normal child from preconception through adolescence as well as infants and children with diseases/conditions affecting nutritional status. It provides the tools and resources needed to assess, monitor, and determine appropriate interventions aimed at maximal nutrition status and growth.

Topics covered:

  • Recommended weight gain and key nutrient concerns during pregnancy
  • Nutrition screening and assessment
  • Unique nutrient concerns and management considerations of high risk neonates
  • Food hypersensitivities
  • Unique nutritional challenges of infants and children with disabilities
  • Diabetes
  • Common types of cancers (such as leukemia) in infants and children and their treatment challenges
  • Enteral and/or parenteral nutrition
  • Approved botanicals in pediatric practice

ShowKey Features

  • Case studies using the standardized language of the Nutrition Care Process from The International Dietetics and Nutrition Terminology (IDNT), Third Edition, are included in most chapters.
  • Chapters are written by experts in their practice area and contain practical information to help the reader apply the key pediatric nutrition practices and principles.
  • The online access code provides access to the 2010 Dietary Guidelines, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Growth Charts, Tanner Stages of Sexual Development, Recommended Dietary Allowances/Dietary Reference Intakes, and Conversion Tables.

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ShowTable of Contents

Chapter  1  Prenatal Nutrition
Chapter  2  Physical Growth
Chapter  3  Assessment Basics
Chapter  4  Premature Infant Nutrition
Chapter  5  Infant Nutrition
Chapter  6  Normal Nutrition after Infancy
Chapter  7  Food Hypersensitivities
Chapter  8  Weight Management
Chapter  9  Inborn Errors of Metabolism
Chapter  10  Developmental Disabilities
Chapter  11  Pulmonary Diseases
Chapter  12  Gastrointestinal Disorders
Chapter  13  Chronic Kidney Disease
Chapter  14  Cardiology
Chapter  15  Diabetes
Chapter  16  HIV and AIDS
Chapter  17  Oncology
Chapter  18  Nutrition in Burns
Chapter  19  Enteral Nutrition
Chapter  20  Parenteral Nutrition
Chapter  21  Botanicals
Appendix  A  Available Online: Premature Infant Growth Charts
Appendix  B  Available Online: CDC Growth Charts
Appendix  C  Available Online: Tanner stages of Sexual Development
Appendix  D  Available Online: Nomograms
Appendix  E  Available Online: Biochemical Evaluation of Nutritional Status
Appendix  F  Available Online: Recommended Dietary Allowances/Dietary Reference Intakes/EER
Appendix  G  Available Online: 2010 Dietary Guidelines
Appendix  H  Available Online: Conversion Tables
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ShowAbout the Author(s)

Patricia Queen Samour, MMSc, RD-Director, Nutrition Services, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts

Patricia Samour was a founding member of the pediatric nutrition dietetic practice group of the American Dietetic Association. She has over 25 years experience in pediatric and adult academic hospitals; and is a very active volunteer with ADA in Massachusetts. She has been an author on many publications and has done numerous professional presentations.

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Kathy King, RD, LD-Helm Publishing, Lake Dallas, Texas

Kathy King has been an entrepreneur since 1972 when she started her private practice specializing in outpatient counseling. She has counseled over 6,000 patients as well as consulted for sports teams, a dialysis center, drug rehab programs, spas and food companies. Kathy hosted her own nationally syndicated radio talk show in 1989 and has authored nine books. Her company, Helm Publishing, publishes books and self-study courses for the continuing education of dietitians and nurses.

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      Appendices for Essentials of Pediatric Nutrition

      ISBN-13: 9781449652920

      This electronic supplement contains:

      Premature Infant Growth Charts
      CDC Growth Charts
      Tanner stages of Sexual Development
      Nomograms
      Biochemical Evaluation of Nutritional Status
      Recommended Dietary Allowances/Dietary Reference Intakes/EER
      2010 Dietary Guidelines
      Conversion Tables

      It is available with every new text at no additional cost! Simply redeem the 10-digit code to access your ExpressPDF course materials. Otherwise, this supplement must be purchased separately.

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