Clinical Nutrition IV

Code:

NC1202

Acronym:

NUTCIV

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Health Sciences

Instance: 2015/2016 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Course/CS Responsible:	Master in Clinical Nutrition

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
NC	20	Oficial Plan	1	-	5	45	135

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

The curriculum unit aims to deepen theoretical knowledge under various pathological and clinical situations, allowing students to achieve the level of knowledge essential to the development of clinical and scientific skills, fundamental in clinical intervention and research. It is intended that the student, completed the unit, have sufficient skills to, in a professional context and in the area of food / nutrition, clinically intervene, recognizing, diagnosing and intervening in each clinical situation, independently and conscientiously, and has skills to efficiently develop clinical research in extension to clinical intervention.

 

Learning outcomes and competences

The studenst shoud understand how to preform the nutritional treatment in the studied clinical cases.

Working method

Presencial

Program

Neurological diseases

Dyslipidemias: Prevalence and incidence, etiology and pathophysiology. Pharmacological treatment.

Metabolic Diseases

Cardiovascular Diseases: Prevalence and incidence, pathophysiology and pharmacological treatment.

Hypertension: Definition, classification, primary and secondary causes.

Food allergies: Prevalence, pathophysiology, how to diagnose.

Oncologic malignancy: nutritional assessment, risk factors, nutritional guidelines.

Marrow Transplantation: clinical aspects, guidelines and pharmacological treatment with nutritional interactions, complications.

Nutritional assessment and nutritional guidelines in Marrow Transplantation.
Inflammatory bowel disease: clinical aspects, guidelines and pharmacological treatment with nutritional interactions, complications.

Liver and pancreatic disease with nutritional relevance. Clinical aspects, guidelines and pharmacological treatment with nutritional interactions, complications.

Nutritional assessment and nutritional guidelines in Inflammatory bowel disease, Liver and pancreatic diseases.

Liver Transplantation: Clinical aspects, guidelines and pharmacological treatment with nutritional interactions.

Kidney disease: Pathogenesis, clinical aspects, pharmacological treatment. CKD, nephrotic syndrome.

Nutritional assessment and guidelines in CKD and nephrotic syndrome.

Replacement therapy on renal function - Hemodialysis: indications, techniques,
complications.

Replacement therapy on renal function - Peritoneal Dialysis: indications, techniques,
complications.

Hemodialysis: Nutritional assessment and nutritional advice.
Peritoneal dialysis: Nutritional assessment and nutritional advice.

Renal Transplantation: clinical aspects, guidelines and pharmacological treatment with nutritional interactions, complications.

Reno Pancreatic transplantation: clinical aspects, guidelines and pharmacological treatment with nutritional interactions, complications.

Nutritional assessment and nutritional guidelines in Reno Pancreatic transplantation.

Mandatory literature

diversos autores; Bibliografia a disponibilizar nas aulas

Teaching methods and learning activities

Lectures: expository and interrogative method. Allow the deepening of theoretical knowledge, while associated with the practice and clinical experience of the teachers / experts invited.

Theoretical-practical classes: interrogative and demonstrative method, using the resolution of case studies.

Facilitate the interconnection of theoretical knowledge with practice, transposing it to real cases that the student safely can explore and solve.

Classes Laboratory Practice: interrogative and demonstrative method. Assist the student's familiarity with the support and laboratory technique.

 

Evaluation Type

Evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Exame	100,00
Total:	100,00

Calculation formula of final grade

Final exam