Nutrition Management of Patients with Inherited Metabolic Disorders

Written by the foremost nutrition experts in the United States, Nutrition Management of Patients with Inherited Metabolic Disorders supplies the knowledge needed by nutritionists, dietitians, and other healthcare professionals who provide services to patients with inherited metabolic disorders (IMDs). Many IMDs have been managed by diet, improving neurological and physical outcomes; however, nutrition problems still occur. These problems could be due to the quality of the medical foods, inadequate prescription by healthcare providers, or poor diet adherence by the patient. Nutrition Management of Patients with Inherited Metabolic Disorders examines these issues and helps medical food manufacturers, medical geneticists, nutritionists, dietitians, and other healthcare providers find alternative forms of supplying the nutrients that promote optimal health and nutrition for the patient.

Key Features

• Provides an introduction to genetics, a comprehensive chapter on newborn screening, screening techniques, the position of newborn screening within state public health programs, the power and limitations of the programs, and ethical considerations involved in universal screening programs. 

• Describes genetics of each IMD, methods of diagnosis, outcomes if untreated, reasons for and recommended amounts of each nutrient, how to plan and effectively manage nutrition of the patients, how to monitor nutrition status, problems occurring in managing nutrition, resources for management and outcomes of nutrition management.  

Table of Contents

Chapter  1  INTRODUCTION TO GENETICS AND GENETICS OF INHERITED METABOLIC DISORDERS
Chapter  2  NEWBORN SCREENING BY MASS SPECTROMETRY
Chapter  3  EVALUATION OF NUTRITION STATUS
Chapter  4  RATIONALES FOR AND PRACTICAL ASPECTS OF NUTRITION MANAGEMENT
Chapter  5  NUTRITION MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS WITH INHERITED DISORDERS OF AROMATIC AMINO ACID METABOLISM
Chapter  6  NUTRITION MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS WITH INHERITED DISORDERS OF BRANCHED CHAIN AMINO ACID METABOLISM
Chapter  7  NUTRITION MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS WITH INHERITED DISORDERS OF SULFUR AMINO ACID METABOLISM
Chapter  8  NUTRITION MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS WITH INHERITED DISORDERS OF ORGANIC ACID METABOLISM
Chapter  9  NUTRITION MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS WITH INHERITED DISORDERS OF GALACTOSE METABOLISM
Chapter  10  NUTRITION MANAGEMENT OF DISORDERS OF PATIENTS WITH DISORDERS OF MITOCHONDRIAL FATTY ACID OXIDATION
Chapter  11  NUTRITION MANAGEMENT OF DISORDERS OF PATIENTS WITH INHERITED DISORDERS OF UREA CYCLE ENZYMES