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The Principles and Practice of Nutritional Support

  • Reviews appropriate applications of nutritional support

  • Instructs the reader on how and when to use nutritional support

  • Authored by an expert with 30+ yrs. experience in this field

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Table of contents (18 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
  2. The Principles

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Cell Biology

      • Stephen J. D. O’Keefe
      Pages 3-8
    3. Physiology of Human Nutrition: Starvation and Obesity

      • Stephen J. D. O’Keefe
      Pages 9-18
    4. Pathophysiology: Nutrition in Illness

      • Stephen J. D. O’Keefe
      Pages 29-34
    5. Nutritional Support

      • Stephen J. D. O’Keefe
      Pages 35-60
  3. The Practice

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 61-61
    2. The Nutrition Support Team

      • Stephen J. D. O’Keefe
      Pages 63-67
    3. Key Principles for Nutritional Intervention

      • Stephen J. D. O’Keefe
      Pages 69-83
    4. Enteral Nutrition

      • Stephen J. D. O’Keefe
      Pages 85-112
    5. Parenteral Feeding

      • Stephen J. D. O’Keefe
      Pages 113-123
    6. Nutritional Support at Home

      • Stephen J. D. O’Keefe
      Pages 125-145
  4. Diseases that Affect Digestion, Absorption and Assimilation

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 147-147
    2. Permanent Intestinal Failure and the Short Bowel Syndrome

      • Stephen J. D. O’Keefe
      Pages 149-164
    3. Small Bowel Transplantation

      • Stephen J. D. O’Keefe
      Pages 165-167
    4. Acute and Chronic Pancreatitis

      • Stephen J. D. O’Keefe
      Pages 169-188
    5. Liver Disease

      • Stephen J. D. O’Keefe
      Pages 189-194
    6. Renal Disease

      • Stephen J. D. O’Keefe
      Pages 195-197
    7. Nutrition Support in the Obese

      • Stephen J. D. O’Keefe
      Pages 199-208

About this book

This book provides the reader with an understanding of human nutritional and metabolic physiology and how it goes wrong in illness. Divided into three major sections, the volume instructs the reader on how and when to use nutritional support, and includes a summary of the published outcome studies on the application of nutritional support to the management of common illnesses. In this way, the book supplies the reader with all the known information on how to make the best judgment of when, what and how to feed sick patients.

 

Authored by a renowned expert in the field, The Principles and Practice of Nutritional Support is a valuable resource for gastroenterologists, surgeons, critical care physicians, endocrinologists, and all those involved with patient-care, both in hospital, in rehabilitation, or at home.

Reviews

“The purpose is to address the complexities and benefits of nutrition support in the acute care setting and at home, when needed. … the author of the foreword notes that medical students, nurses, surgeons, and physicians would benefit. The title appears to meet the needs of the intended audience. … For those who are actively involved in caring for patients on nutrition support, this is a very nice addition to their references.” (Amy Hess-Fischl, Doody’s Book Reviews, September, 2015)

Authors and Affiliations

  • Director of Nutrition and Intestinal Health, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, USA

    Stephen J.D. O'Keefe

About the author

Stephen J.D. O'Keefe, MBBS(London), MD(London), MSc Human Nutrition (London), MRCS (England), FRCP (England)
Professor of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Division of Gastroenterology, Pittsburgh, PA, USA


Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Principles and Practice of Nutritional Support

  • Authors: Stephen J.D. O'Keefe

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-1779-2

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 2015

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4939-1778-5Published: 28 May 2015

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4939-1779-2Published: 27 May 2015

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVII, 241

  • Number of Illustrations: 26 b/w illustrations, 52 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Gastroenterology, General Surgery, Intensive / Critical Care Medicine, Primary Care Medicine, Clinical Nutrition

Buy it now

Buying options

eBook USD 39.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 54.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

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