MEDICAL NUTRITIONAL THERAPY III

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Prerequisites: NFS402 and for DEP co-requisite NFS 447. Third of a three-course sequence examining the interrelationships of pathophysiology, biochemistry, genetics, and nutrition as related to medical nutritional therapy (MNT). Addresses MNT for cancer, upper and lower gastrointestinal (GI) disorders, exocrine pancreas, hepatobiliary, and pulmonary disease, metabolic stress (including sepsis, SIRS, head trauma, and burns), acid/base disorders, acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), parenteral and enteral nutrition. Offered fall only.