Nutrition in the Infant
Problems and Practical Procedures
Published on 27. November 2008
Book
Paperback/Softback
464 pages
978-0-521-09052-0 (ISBN)
Description
This book is a comprehensive account of nutrition in the infant, written by a team of international experts. It is divided into a number of sections, (i) assessments, incidence and diagnosis of nutritional disorders; (ii) enteral and parenteral nutrition; (iii) micro- and macro-nutrients; (iv) diet and support in disease; (v) developmental, theoretical and educational aspects and each chapter is divided into key areas for ease of quick reference. A unique feature of the book is a series of summary tables which identify treatment regimens, formulations, doses and step-by-step practical guidelines.
Reviews / Votes
"...comprehensive and balanced...the editors have succeeded in putting together a 'precise and practical' textbook on infant and childhood nutrition. The book will be a useful resource for medical and nursing students, residents, dietitians, and health care practitioners who deal with young children." New England Journal of MedicineMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
100 Line drawings, unspecified
Dimensions
Height: 246 mm
Width: 189 mm
Thickness: 24 mm
Weight
820 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-521-09052-0 (9780521090520)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Content
1. The nature and extent of malnutrition in children; 2. Severe malnutrition in infancy; 3. Nutritional screening methods during emergencies; 4. Body composition in handicapped children; 5. Use and abuse of centile curves for BMI; 6. Behavioural aspects of feeding disorders; 7. Minimal enternal nutrition of infants fed by TPN; 8. Home enteral nutrition in infants and children; 9. Parenteral nutrition in parents and children; 10. Home parenteral nutrition; 11. Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy; 12. Trace elements required in artificial support; 13. Protein requirements and the use of parenteral amino acids in the preterm neonate; 14. Essential fatty acid requiments: implications for neuronal development; 15. Prevention of iron deficiency in infants: issues and approaches; 16. Magnesium; 17. Nutritional antioxidants: modulation in malnutrition and support; 18. Vitamin supplementation in developing countries; 19. Mass nutritional supplementation; 20. Dietary fiber in childhood; 21. Critical illness: altered nutritional requirements; 22. Oral rehydration therapy: guidelines for developing countries and the third world; 23. Food intolerance; 24. Low fat diets in children; 25. Nutrition in the child with disabilities; 26. Nutritional abnormalities due to Munchausen syndrome by proxy; 27. Nutritional complications and support after small intestine transplantation; 28. Nutritional requirements and treatment regimens after gastrointestinal resection; 29. Nutritional requiments and support in HIV/AIDS; 30. Nutritional requirements and support in liver disease; 31. Nutritional management of diabetes mellitus; 32. Nutritional support in Crohn's disease; 33. Nutritional support in cystic fibrosis; 34. Nutritional support in in-born errors of metabolism; 35. Chilldhood obesity: incidence, diagnosis and strategy for change; 36. Failure to thrive: home based interventions; 37. Approaches to breast feeding: the role of hospitals, professionals, public health and governments in promoting breast feeding; 38. Formula feeds: attributes and disadvantages; 39. The role of colonic fermentation in infants.