Syllabus (NUTRITION)

Course Type: MAJ-11

Semester: 7

Course Code: BNUTMAJ11C

Course Title: Advance Therapeutic Nutrition & Dietetics (Theory + Practical

(L-P-Tu): 4-2-0

Credit: 6

Practical/Theory: Combined

Course Objective: It is usually modification of a regular diet. It is modified or tailored to fit the nutrition need of a particular patient like in Born error metabolism, neural disorder, HIV etc.

Learning Outcome: Patient requiring advance Therapeutic diet during hospitalization are frequently Exposed to food or fluid errors that may pose and acute treat to their safety. In addition , prescription of this diets may result in patients being

7^th SEMESTER

CC- 11(MAJOR)

ADVANCE THERAPEUTIC NUTRITION AND DIETETICS (THEORY) CREDIT - 4

1. Nutritional management of metabolic disease- Gout & Inborn errors of Metabolism.

a) Introduction of gout, roll of protein and purine, etiopathology, clinical features and complications, management of gout.

b) Disorder of amino acid metabolism – Phenylketonuria, Tyrosinemia, Maple Syrup Urine disease, homocystinuria,

Hartnup disease.

c) Hereditary lactose mal absorption, Galactosemia.

d) Hereditary fructose intolerance, essential fructuria.

e) Wilson’s disease.

2. Nutritional management of Neurological Disorders- Dysphagia, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, Epilepsy,

Neuro-trauma, Spinal trauma.

3. Nutrition and dietary modification during Cancer, Burn, Sepsis, HIV, Pre surgical and post surgical condition.

PRACTICAL : CREDIT - 2

1. Planning preparation, service and evaluation of therapeutic diets covered in this theory.

2. Dietary counselling of patients for the disorders cover in this theory. A minimum of two case histories should be done

By each student.

3. Lab: Note Book.

4. Viva Voce.

Reference :

1. William’s-Basic Nutrition and Diet Therapy.

2. Clinical dietetics and Nutrition- F. P. Antia and Fhilip Abraham.

3. Dietetics – B. Srilakshm.