Syllabus | PAPER IV-NUTRITION MANAGEMENT-II | M.Sc. Nutrition & Dietetics | Second Semester

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TOPICS TO BE COVERED

DOMAIN

TEACHING HOURS

1. Long term complication- pathophysiology, diagnosis, types, and treatment, Macrovascular ,  Microvascular.

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1. Nutrition in Diseases of other Endocrine organs -Adrenal gland, Thyroid, Parathyroid gland.
2. Functions of the adrenal cortex, thyroid and parathyroid gland, their insufficiencies, clinical symptoms and metabolic implications.
3. Dietary treatment as supportive to other form of therapy
4. Hyper and Hyperthyroidism (goiter)
5. Hypocalcaemia

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1. Nutrition in Cardiovascular Diseases-Hypertension, Blood pressure.
2. Regulation, Short-term (sympathetic nervous system) and long-term (kidneys)
3. Hypertension – classification (secondary and essential),Risk Factors for hypertension
4. Dietary management-DASH approach

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1. Hyperlipidemia and Hyperlipoproteinemia
2. Atherosclerosis
3. Coronary Heart Disease
4. Angina Pectoris and Myocardial Infarction
5. Classifications and Dietary management
6. Atherosclerosis – Etiology and understanding the pathogenesis
7. Coronary Heart Disease /Congestive Heart Failure
8. Clinical manifestation and importance of cardiac enzymes to aid in the detection of CHD
9. Dietary management

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1. Nutrition in Renal Diseases
2. A.GlomeruloNephritis
3. B. Nephrotic Syndrome
4. C. Uremic Renal Failure
5. D.Acute renal failure
6. E.Chronic Renal Failure
7. F. Types of dialysis
8. G. Nephrolithiases
9. H. Renal Transplant
10. Chronic renal disease in Children
11. Physiology and function of normal kidney – A brief review
12. Classification of kidney diseases
13. Etiology, characteristics Objectives, Principles of dietary treatment and management
14.  History, General importance of protein nutrition in renalfailure and uremia
15. Causes and Dietary management in Acute Renal Disease
16. Causes and Dietary management in Chronic Renal Disease
17. Dietary modification in chronic renal disease with Complications
18. Sodium and Potassium Exchange list
19. Types of dialysis and their nutritional care –Haemodialysis, CAPD, Continuous Ambulatory peritoneal dialysis)
20. Renal Transplant and its nutritional care
21. Nephrolithiases- etiology, types of stones and nutritional

care (acid & alkaline ash diet)

1. Chronic renal disease in Children (in brief)

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1. NT for Rheumatic disorders (of the musculoskeletal system)
2. Physiology of inflammation inRheumatic Diseases
3. Osteoarthritis
4. Rheumatoid Arthritis,
5. Gout
6. Pharmacologic therapy and Nutritional Care

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