1st Edition

Optimizing Metabolic Status for the Hospitalized Patient The Role of Macro- and Micronutrition on Disease Management

424 Pages 117 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

424 Pages 117 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

424 Pages 117 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

This book is a guide for clinicians seeking to use metabolic approaches in the care of hospitalized patients. Since a nutritional component exists for practically any disease process managed, it is important to properly address the macro- and micronutrient issues that can help facilitate a favourable clinical outcome. Metabolic medicine is a newly recognized speciality that applies proven... Read more

Chapter 1. An Introduction to Metabolic Medicine

Chapter 2. A Brief History of Nutritional Medicine and the Emergence of Nutrition as a Medical Subspecialty

Chapter 3. An Abbreviated History of Nutritional Support

Chapter 4. Overview of the Metabolic Practices

Chapter 5. Hospital Resources

Chapter 6. The Initial Metabolic Medicine Hospital Consult

Chapter 7. The Nutrition-Focused History and Physical Examination (NFPE) in Malnutrition

Chapter 8. Metabolic Laboratory Data

Chapter 9. The Metabolic Cart

Chapter 10. Preparing the Malnourished Patient for TPN

Chapter 11. Parenteral Nutrition Components, Admixture and Administration

Chapter 12. Writing the Initial Parenteral Nutrition Order

Chapter 13. The Follow-up Metabolic Hospital Consultation

Chapter 14. Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition in Critical Illness

Chapter 15. Tube Feedings Formulas and Methods

Chapter 16. Oral Nutritional Supplements and Appetite Stimulation Therapy 

Chapter 17. Transitioning the Nutritional Support Patient to Homecare

Chapter 18. The Metabolic Post-Operative Bariatric Surgery Consultation

Biography

Dr. Michael Rothkopf’s career represents the balance of compassionate patient care, medical foresight and technological innovation. His clinical efforts have directly touched thousands of patients. He has contributed to important developments in medical nutrition, homecare therapeutics and medical technology. He holds four patents, has written more than 100 scientific publications and three medical textbooks. He is a serial entrepreneur with a track record of successful medical ventures. Dr. Rothkopf is currently the Director of Metabolic Medicine at Morristown Medical Center and President of the National Board of Physician Nutrition Specialists.

Jennifer C. Johnson is a Professor of Writing Studies at Montclair State University in New Jersey. She hold degrees in English, Spanish, and Molecular Biology with a concentration in Neuroscience. Her teaching centers on science and business writing and technical writing and research skills, but she also has a background in world literatures and cultures. She is the co-author of one science book and has edited several other science and literature books. She is currently the chair of the Professional Writing Minor at Montclair State University.

The book reviews the foundations of nutritional medicine, the role of physician nutrition specialists, and details of the unique assessments one can offer in this capacity. The book serves as a guide for using traditional tools (e.g., the history and physical exam, laboratory data combined with other datapoints such as indirect calorimetry) to arrive at a complete nutritional assessment. The structure of this book is that it can be read cover to cover incorporating a comprehensive way of assessing patients and a few exemplary cases.

Jessica Hwang, MD, Cook County Health