Medical Nutrition Therapy Theory

Catalog description

This course includes the study of medical nutrition therapy (MNT) theory for dietetic practice including acute care, long term and outpatient environments. Complex medical conditions including trauma, burns, transplant, oncology, diabetes mellitus, sepsis, cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, neurological, and renal disorders. Alternate modalities of nutrition supported are included. The course includes theoretical foundations of patient care protocols, synthesis of research findings, and trends in health care related to practice protocols. This course should be taken in conjunction with FONU 423 for current Loyola dietetic interns.