Pocket Guide to Pediatric Nutrition Assessment, 3rd Ed. (eBook)
Pocket Guide to Pediatric Nutrition Assessment, 3rd Ed. (eBook)
Beth Leonberg, MS, MA, RDN, CSP, LDN, FAND
This essential pocket guide contains the most current tools, language, and expert guidelines for assessing the nutritional status of infants, children, and adolescents as the first step of the Nutrition Care Process.
Designed as an easy-to-access essential resource for any registered dietitian nutritionist who provides nutrition care to pediatric patients, this updated third edition includes:
Summary and discussion of validated pediatric malnutrition risk screening tools
Indicators and criteria for classifying pediatric malnutrition
Expanded information on anthropometrics and pediatric nutrition–focused physical exam
Updated and expanded list of specialized growth charts
Coverage of laboratory tests and procedures
Predictive equations for estimating energy needs
Updated charts of age-specific nutrient needs, food group amounts, and more