Main description:

Nutritional therapies have been key early interventions, and remain central to the well-being and survival of patients with cystic fibrosis. The nature of the disease causes significant alterations in a patient's ability to process and assimilate nutrients. Furthermore, many factors contribute to higher metabolic demands throughout a patient's life. In combination, maldigestion, malabsorption, and increased metabolic demands pose a high hurdle for the patient to overcome in order to maintain optimal nutritional status.

Nutrition in Cystic Fibrosis: A Guide for Clinicians is an excellent resource for physicians, nurses and dietitians who deliver care for patients with cystic fibrosis. The book provides an introduction to cystic fibrosis and nutritional assessments. It will also serve as a comprehensive guide to the nutritional monitoring and management of patients with cystic fibrosis including special populations within cystic fibrosis that require additional considerations. The chapters are written by experts in their fields and include the most up to date scientific and clinical information.

Nutrition in Cystic Fibrosis: A Guide for Clinicians targets pediatric and adult pulmonologists and gastroenterologists, residents and fellows, internists, pediatricians, nurses, dietitians and general practitioners who treat patients with cystic fibrosis.

Contents:

1. What is Cystic Fibrosis? The relationship between nutrition and outcomes in cystic fibrosis

By Danielle Usatin, MD and Elizabeth Yen, MD

2. Macronutrient Requirements

By Jaclyn Brownlee, RD, CNSC

3. Dietary fat and fat metabolism in CF

By Asim Maqbool, MD and Birgitta Strandvik, MD, PhD

4. Vitamin D and Bone Health

By Jessica A. Alvarez, PhD, RD and Vin Tangpricha, MD, PhD

5. Vitamins and Minerals

By Suzanne H. Michel and Donna H. Mueller

6. Nutrition in Infancy

By Evans Machogu, MBChB, MS and Tami Miller, RD, CSP, CD

7. Nutritional Assessment - Age 2-20 years

By Karen Maguiness, MS, RD, CSP and Molly Bozic, M.D.

8. Nutrition Assessment: Adults and Obesity

By Judith A. Fulton, MPH, RD, LDN and Alexandra W.M. Wilson, MS RDN, CDE

9. Nutrition Intervention

By Ala K Shaikhkhalil, MD, Suzanne Michel, MPH, RD, LDN, Maria Mascarenhas, MBBS, Virginia A Stallings, MD

10. Pancreatic Insufficiency

By Elissa Downs and Sarah Jane Schwarzenberg

11. Nutrition and Cystic Fibrosis Related Liver Disease

By Kristin Brown RD, Cathy Lingard RD, Michael R. Narkewicz MD

12. Gastrointestinal Complications of Cystic Fibrosis and their impact on Nutrition

By Daniel Gelfond, MD

13. Nutritional Management of Cystic Fibrosis Related Diabetes Mellitus

By Katie Larson Ode, Carol Brunzell

14. Nutrition Pre and Post Lung Transplant

By Teresa Schindler MS, RDN

15. Pregnancy, Nutrition and Cystic Fibrosis

By Michelle Brotherwood, RD, CDE

16. Nutrition for Pancreatic Sufficient Individuals with Cystic Fibrosis

By John F. Pohl MD and Catherine M. McDonald PhD, RDN

17. Behavioral Interventions and Anticipatory Guidance

By Jamie L. Ryan, PhD, Stephanie S. Filigno, PhD, and Lori J. Stark, PhD, ABPP

18. Nutrition and Quality Improvement in Cystic Fibrosis

By Amanda Radmer Leonard MPH, RD, CDE