NTSI 402 - Nutritional Therapy

Institution:

New York Institute of Technology

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Description:

This course is an overview of the practice of clinical nutrition. The pathogenesis, altered requirements due to disease states and/or concomitant therapeutic measures, interactions between drugs and nutrient requirements and subsequent rationale for nutritional management of the patient will be explored. Methods for patient feeding including parenteral, as well as enteral routes are discussed with respect to advantages and disadvantages of each technique, concerns regarding the cost efficiency, and formula composition and preparation methods. Students will learn to chart nutrition notes in medical charts using the SOAP system. Prerequisite: NTSI 401

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.nyit.edu

Phone Number:

(516) 686-7516

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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