Handbook of Euteral, Parenteral and ARC/AIDS Nutritional Therapy

Nutrition plays a key role in the successful management of critically ill patients. However, due to time constraints and other commitments, clinicians are generally unaware of the new advances in this field. This manual is unique in its coverage of both basic and new information regarding nutritional assessment, enteral and parenteral diet therapy and the nutritional management of ARC and AIDS patients and is an invaluable guide to the basics of nutritional therapy. The book discusses the important aspects of nutritional therapy in a straightforward easy-to-read manner. The tables are numerous and well-organized, giving complete management guidelines for specific conditions in an easy-to-read format. Reference lists provide suggested reading to complement information in the text, and the book is divided into four thoroughly referenced chapters that offer comprehensive coverage of each topic.
 
Nutrition plays a key role in the successful management of critically ill patients. However, due to time constraints and other commitments, clinicians are generally unaware of the new advances in this field. This manual is unique in its coverage of both basic and new information regarding nutritional assessment, enteral and parenteral diet therapy and the nutritional management of ARC and AIDS patients and is an invaluable guide to the basics of nutritional therapy. The book discusses the important aspects of nutritional therapy in a straightforward easy-to-read manner. The tables are numerous and well-organized, giving complete management guidelines for specific conditions in an easy-to-read format. Reference lists provide suggested reading to complement information in the text, and the book is divided into four thoroughly referenced chapters that offer comprehensive coverage of each topic.