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