Developed by well-known author and nutritionist Sylvia Escott-Stump, the Seventh Edition of this classic text provides timely, pertinent medical nutrition therapy information for the care of patients with over 360 diseases, disorders, and conditions. Each entry for a condition includes vital background information, objectives for care, dietary and nutritional recommendations, and commonly used medications and herbal or botanical remedies and their potential side effects. This edition features a new full-color art program and additional clinical photographs. The new Dietary Reference Intakes are used throughout the book. An expanded complementary nutrition section provides vital information on herbs, botanicals, and dietary supplements. The previous edition was one of "Doody's Core Titles 2009".

Foreword
Preface
List of Tables
List of Figures
Alphabetical List of Topics

Section 1: Normal Life-Cycle Conditions
Section 2: Dietary Practices and Miscellaneous Conditions
Section 3: Pediatrics: Birth Defects and Genetic and Acquired Disorders
Section 4: Neurological and Mental Conditions
Section 5: Pulmonary Disorders
Section 6: Cardiovascular Disorders
Section 7: Gastrointestinal Disorders
Section 8: Hepatic, Pancreatic, and Biliary Disorders
Section 9: Endocrine Disorders
Section 10: Weight Management, Undernutrition, and Malnutrition
Section 11: Musculoskeletal and Collagen Disorders
Section 12: Hematology: Anemias and Blood Disorders
Section 13: Cancer
Section 14: Surgical Disorders
Section 15: AIDS and Immunology, Infections, Burns, and Trauma
Section 16: Renal Disorders
Section 17: Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition Interventions

Appendix A: Nutritional Review
Appendix B: Dietetic Process, Forms, and Counseling Tips
Appendix C: Standardized Language, Nutrition Diagnosis, Problem-Based Learning, and Case Studies

Appendix D: Dietary Reference Intakes