The Practitioner's Guide to Nutrition-Focused Physical Exam of Infants, Children, and Adolescents

An Illustrated Handbook

Cleveland Children's Clinic (Autor)

Buch | Spiralbindung

70 Seiten

2019
ASPEN | American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (Verlag)
9781889622347 (ISBN)

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Fully illustrated, this handbook assists bedside clinicians in nutrition assessment, helping discern the presence and degree of malnutrition. Most healthcare disciplines perform a physical exam and a NFPE should be part of the nutrition clinician's skill set.

Cleveland Children's Clinic developed this handbook for conducting a nutrition-focused physical exam (NFPE) of pediatric patients.

Fully illustrated, this handbook assists bedside clinicians in nutrition assessment, helping discern the presence and degree of malnutrition. Most healthcare disciplines perform a physical exam and a NFPE should be part of the nutrition clinician’s skill set.

Techniques and tips that can be used in daily practice when examining patients, as well as charts and references, are provided.

Chapters include:

Overview of Physical Exam Techniques
Physical Exam of Subcutaneous Fat and Muscle
Assessment of Fluid Status
Assessment of Functional Status
Physical Exam of Hair, Eyes, Oral Cavity, Nails and Skin
Birth to 3 Years of Age
Ages 3 to < 11 Years
Ages 11 - 20 Years
Nutrition Issues in Specialty Populations (Critical Care, Obesity, Developmental Delay and Neurological Impairments)

Erscheinungsdatum	01.03.2019
Zusatzinfo	35 images
Sprache	englisch
Gewicht	165 g
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitsfachberufe ► Diätassistenz / Ernährungsberatung
	Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Innere Medizin ► Gastroenterologie
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Pflege ► Fachpflege
ISBN-13	9781889622347 / 9781889622347
Zustand	Neuware