Diet Therapy II
Objectives
a) Understand the physiology and pathophysiology of diseases within the scope of this course;
b) Calculate the nutritional requirements in different pathological situations;
c) Apply the nutritional recommendations through protocols of nutritional intervention adapted to different pathologies;
d) Assess energetic requirements, nutritional status, and establish nutritional requirements in metabolic stress situations;
e) Identify nutritional risk factors associated to different pathologies;
f) Understand the impact that nutritional therapy induces in the quality of life of patients;
g) Recognize the importance of nutritional therapy in the treatment and on the prognosis of different pathologies.
General characterization
Code
41042
Credits
Available soon
Responsible teacher
Júlio César Leite da Fonseca Rocha,ANA FILIPA DA SILVA ALVES,ANA CATARINA DOMINGUES PEREIRA SANTOS,SUSANA ISABEL MATEUS SANTOS
Hours
Weekly - Available soon
Total - 0
Teaching language
PT
Prerequisites
Not applicable
Bibliography
Not applicable
Teaching method
he course is organized in lectures and theoretical-practical classes: 2 weekly lectures for all students with a duration of 50 min each; 1 theoretical-practical class per week of 2 hrs, in classes with a maximum of 15 students. Lectures will use mainly an exposition method approach with audio-visual support as needed. Theoretical-practical classes will use a more practical approach with the resolution of clinical cases regarding the concepts learnt in the theoretical classes.
For approval in this course students are required to attend as least two thirds of the total of classes.
Evaluation method
Final classification will be the average of final exam (70%) and practical work (30%).
Subject matter
1. Intestinal Bowel diseases (Crohns disease, Ulcerosis colitis);
2. Renal diseases (Nephritic syndrome, nephrotic syndrome, acute and chronic renal failure)
3. Pulmonary diseases;
4. Neurologic diseases (cerebrovascular accident; degenerative neurologic diseases, spinal lesions, dysphagia, epilepsy);
5. Cancer disease;
6. Aids and HIV;
7. Metabolic stress (surgery, burns);
8. Wound healing;
9. Allergies and food intolerances (milk protein, lactose intolerance, celiac disease);
10. Endometriosis;
11. Vitamin and mineral deficiencies (Anaemia and Osteoporosis);
12. Hereditary metabolic diseases (Cystic fibrosis, galactosemia, glicogenolysis and phenylketonuria).