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CLINICAL AND THERAPEUTIC NUTRITION (THEORY)
Paper Code:
HFN 323
Credits:
4
Contact Hours:
60.00
Max. Marks:
100.00
Objective:
Course Objectives:
This course will enable the students to –
• Acquire knowledge and functions related to human body
• Enable them to understand nutrition management in infection, stress and diseases conditions
Course Outcomes (COs):
12.00
Unit I:
UNIT I
• Introduction to human body and chemistry of life
• Various organs and their position
• Homeostasis and Homeostatic imbalance
• Meaning of Terms – anatomy, physiology, etiology, pathogenesis, pathophysiology
• Cells, tissues, membrane, glands, body cavities
• Lymphatic System
• Lymph vessels, Lymph organs and tissues
• Non specific defense mechanism. ImmUnity - cell mediated and humoral immUnity, Acquired immUnity
• Hypersensitivity, diagnosis and dietary management
• Autoimmune diseases – Systemic Lupus, Celiac disease, Addison disease
12.00
Unit II:
UNIT II
• Respiratory System and associated organs
• Transport and exchange of gases
• Control of Respiration
• Lung volume and capacity Incidence, etiology, diagnosis, clinical manifestations, COPD (Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease)
• Reproductive system – structure and functions of female reproductive organs, menstrual cycle, menopause, PCOS and its nutritional management
12.00
Unit III:
UNIT III
Bone structure, types and formation
• Incidence, etiology, pathology. clinical manifestations, dietary management and counseling in Rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis and cancer
• Nervous System – Structure of neurons, Nerve impulse transmission, structure and functions of brain and spinal cord, Disorders of brain – stroke, dementia, Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis and their nutritional management
12.00
Unit IV:
UNIT IV
Nutrition Care Process and Diet Prescription
• Nutritional screening and assessment of out-patients and hospitalized patients, Nutritional interpretation of laboratory data
• Use of screening tools (Activity)
• Nutritional Intervention – Diet modifications
• Diet prescriptions- Essential , components of diet prescriptions.
• Special feeding methods in nutritional support
• Significance of Anti inflammatory foods
12.00
Unit V:
UNIT V
Nutrition and stress -Stress types, body’s response (endocrine and metabolic) to short term and long term stress. Role of nutrition in stress coping
• Surgery- pre operative and post operative nutritional care
• Burns –classification, dietary management and mode of feeding
• Trauma –physiological, metabolic and hormonal response to injury, dietary management
• Diet, nutrient and drug interaction
• Basic concept, Effect of Nutrition on drugs
• Effect of drug on Nutritional status, food intake, digestion, absorption and metabolism of nutrient.
Essential Readings:
Robinson, C.H. and Lawler, M.R. (1986). Normal and Therapeutic Nutrition. Macmillan, New York.
References:
• Mahan, L.K. & Ecott-Stump, S. (2000) : Krause’s Food, Nutrition and Diet Therapy, 10th Edition, W.B. Saunders Pvt. Ltd.
• Shils, M.E.. Olson, J.A., Shike, N. and Ross, A.C. (Ed) (1999) : Modern Nutrition in Health & Disease, 9th Edition, Williams and Wilkins.
• Escott-Stump, S. (1998) : Nutrition and Diagnosis Related Care, 4th Edition, Williams and Wilkins.
• Garrow, J.S., James, W.P.T. and Ralph, A. (2000) : Human Nutrition Dietetics, 10th Edition, Churchill Livingstone.
• Williams, S.R. (1993) : Nutrition and Diet Therapy, 7th Edition, Times Mirror/Mosby College Publishing.
• 6 Guyton, A.C. and Hall, J.E. (1999) : Textbook of Medical Phyiology, W.B. Saunders Co.
• 7 Ritchie, A.C. (1990) : Boyd’s Textbook of Pathology, 9th Edition, Lea and Febiger, Philadelphia.
• 8 Fauci, S.A. et al (1998) : Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine, 14th Edition, McGraw Hill.
• Ganong W.F.(2003)-Review of Medical Physiology.21st ed. McGraw Hill.
• Guyton A.C. and Hall J.E. (2000) Textbook of Medical Physiology.10th ed. India: Harcourt Asia..
• Tortora G.J and Grabowski S.R. (2007) Principles of Anatomy and Physiology. 11th ed. John Wiley and Sons.Inc.
• West J.B.(1996): Physiological Basis of Medical Practice .12th Edition. B. I. Waverly Pvt. Ltd.
• Marieb E.N (2001) Human Anatomy and Physiology (5th ed) Pearson Education ,Inc, publishing as Benjamin Cummings.
• Jain A. K (2014) Human Physiology for BDS (5th Edition), Publisher: Avichal Publishing Company; ISBN: 9788177394337 .
• 15 Pal G.K and Pal Pravati (2016) Comprehensive Textbook Of Medical Physiology (2Vols) Publisher:Jaypee Brothers Medical Pub (P) Ltd. ) ISBN:5551234080758
• Ross and Wilson(1973). Foundation of Anatomy and Physiology, Medical Division of Longman Group Ltd.
• Kronberg, H.,Melmed. S.,Pollonski, K.S., Larsen ,P., Reed(2010), Williomson Texbook od Endocrinology, 11ed.
R RESOURCES
JOURNALS:
• Nutrition Update Series.
• World Review of Nutrition and Dietetics.
• Journal of the American Dietetic Association.
• Indian Journal of Nutrition and Dietetics
• American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
• European Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
• Nutrition Reviews.
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