TR5321 Nutrition Assessment and Therapy 2
This course is a continuation of Nutrition Assessment and Therapy 1. Students continue to practice application of nutrition assessment and intervention therapies using Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT) and the Nutrition Care Process (NCP) from an integrative and functional approach. Nutrition, anthropometric, biochemical, physical and client history data are measured, interpreted and applied in case studies. Topics covered include pediatric assessment, oral/dental and bone health, cancer, HIV/AIDS, neurological diseases, dysphagia, pulmonary disease, chronic kidney disease, endocrine imbalance, liver and biliary diseases including nutritional effects on detoxification, autoimmune and rheumatic diseases, and eating disorders.