Medical Nutrition Therapy I

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This course is designed to be taught simulataneously with Nutrition Assessment ( ND 560 ) to effectively combine assessment knowledge and skills with the medical nutrition therapy (MNT) principles of disease pathophysiology, chronic disease management, and evidence-based practice. Course content includes: an introduction to clinical dietetics and the role of the clinical dietitian on the healthcare team; fluids, electrolytes and acid-base balance; immune system and stress response, pharmacology; genomics; disorders of energy balance, foundations of pathophysiology—the cornerstones of understanding medical nutrition therapy; and nutritionally relevent diseases and conditions that impact various of body systems, including: cardiovascular, endocrine, respiratory, renal, hepatobiliary, upper and lower GI systems, and oncologic disease processes.