The ideal companion resource to ‘Manual of Dietetic Practice’, this book takes a problem-based learning approach to dietetics and nutrition with cases written and peer reviewed by registered dietitians, drawing on their own experiences and specialist knowledge
- Each case study follows the Process for Nutrition and Dietetic Practice published by the British Dietetic Association in 2012
- Includes case studies in public health, an increasingly important area of practice
Table of Contents: List of contributors, ix
Preface, xvii
Online resources, xix
PART I 1 Model and process for nutrition and dietetic practice 3
2 Nutrition care process terminology (NCPT) 8
3 Record keeping 12
4 Assessment 16
PART II Case studies
1 Veganism 25
2 Older person – ethical dilemma 28
3 Older person 31
4 Learning disabilities: Prader–Willi syndrome 34
5 Freelance practice 39
6 Public health – weight management 41
7 Public health – learning disabilities 48
8 Public health – calorie labelling on menus 52
9 Genetics and hyperlipidaemia 55
10 Intestinal failure 59
11 Irritable bowel syndrome 62
12 Liver disease 66
13 Renal disease 69
14 Renal – black and ethnic minority 72
15 Motor neurone disease/amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 75
16 Chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalopathy 78
17 Refsum’s disease 81
18 Adult phenylketonuria 83
19 Osteoporosis 86
20 Eating disorder associated with obesity 90
21 Forensic mental health 92
22 Food allergy 97
23 HIV/AIDS 102
24 Type 1 diabetes mellitus 106
25 Type 2 diabetes mellitus – Kosher diet 111
26 Type 2 diabetes mellitus – private patient 114
27 Gestational diabetes mellitus 117
28 Polycystic ovary syndrome 121
29 Obesity – specialist management 125
30 Obesity – Prader–Willi syndrome 131
31 Bariatric surgery 136
32 Stroke and dysphagia 140
33 Hypertension 143
34 Coronary heart disease 146
35 Haematological cancer 150
36 Head and neck cancer 153
37 Critical care 157
38 Traumatic brain injury 160
39 Spinal cord injury 164
40 Burns 167
41 Telehealth and cystic fibrosis 170
Case studies’ answers
1 Veganism 173
2 Older person-ethical dilemma 177
3 Older person 180
4 Learning disabilities: Prader–Willi syndrome 183
5 Freelance practice 186
6 Public health – weight management 189
7 Public health – learning disabilities 193
8 Public health – calorie labelling on menus 197
9 Genetics and hyperlipidaemia 199
10 Intestinal failure 205
11 Irritable bowel syndrome 207
12 Liver disease 210
13 Renal disease 216
14 Renal – black and ethnic minority 221
15 Motor neurone disease/amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 224
16 Chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalopathy 227
17 Refsum’s disease 230
18 Adult phenylketonuria 233
19 Osteoporosis 236
20 Eating disorder associated with obesity 238
21 Forensic mental health 242
22 Food allergy 245
23 HIV/AIDS 248
24 Type 1 diabetes mellitus 251
25 Type 2 diabetes mellitus – Kosher diet 254
26 Type 2 diabetes mellitus – private patient 257
27 Gestational diabetes mellitus 261
28 Polycystic ovary syndrome 266
29 Obesity – specialist management 269
30 Obesity – Prader–Willi syndrome 272
31 Bariatric surgery 276
32 Stroke and dysphagia 283
33 Hypertension 285
34 Coronary heart disease 287
35 Haematological cancer 290
36 Head and neck cancer 296
37 Critical care 302
38 Traumatic brain injury 307
39 Spinal cord injury 312
40 Burns 315
41 Telehealth and cystic fibrosis 317
Appendices
A1 Dietary reference values 323
A2 Weights and measures 328
A3 Dietary data 335
A4 Body mass index 342
A5 Anthropometric and functional data 346
A6 Predicting energy requirements 352
A7 Clinical chemistry 353
Index 361
