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NUTR 565 - Nutrition in Critical Care

3 Credits
Focus on patients with metabolic stress and critical illness, especially those requiring enteral or parenteral nutrition. Recommended for those with a clinical background. An in-depth analysis of the metabolic demands of critical illness, sepsis and injury and how these alterations influence the feeding of critical care (intensive care unit) adult patients. Course includes critical appraisal of current research and discussion of clinical application and practice controversies.
Prerequisite(s): If you are not a registered dietitian, courses in advanced nutrition and medical nutrition therapy would be required or permission of instructor. An advanced nutrition course and an undergraduate course in basic medical nutrition therapy needed.


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