This book is a guide for clinicians seeking to use metabolic approaches in the care of hospitalized patients. Since a nutritional component exists for practically any disease process managed, it is important to properly address the macro- and micronutrient issues that can help facilitate a favourable clinical outcome.

Metabolic medicine is a newly recognized speciality that applies proven nutritional approaches to support hospitalized patients within existing standards of care. Optimizing Metabolic Status for the Hospitalized Patient: The Role of Macro- and Micronutrition on Disease Management addresses the gap of nutrition knowledge among physicians who generally care for patients without addressing the nutritional and metabolic perspective.

Features:

• State-of-the-art guidelines for practicing metabolic medicine in the hospital setting
• "Hands on" guide for day-to-day metabolic management of hospitalized patients
• Personal insights from one of the field's leading practitioners, drawing upon decades of experience
• Historical reviews of key scientific developments

This book is written by Dr Michael M. Rothkopf, Clinical Professor of Medicine at Rutgers/New Jersey Medical School. Dr Rothkopf founded the Metabolic Medicine Center at Morristown Medical Center and is the current Metabolic Medicine Consultant for the Heart Transplant, Lung Transplant, Cardiac Surgery and Wound Care Programs at RWJBH/Newark Beth Israel Medical Center.

This book is directed at the physician level of hospital care. It provides value to a broad range of physicians regardless of their medical specialty or subspecialty. It will also be useful for medical students and resident physicians in training as well as nurse practitioners and physician assistants working in hospital settings.

About the Author

Dr. Michael Rothkopf's career represents the balance of compassionate patient care, medical foresight and technological innovation. His clinical efforts have directly touched thousands of patients. He has contributed to important developments in medical nutrition, homecare therapeutics and medical technology. He holds four patents, has written more than 100 scientific publications and three medical textbooks. He is a serial entrepreneur with a track record of successful medical ventures. Dr. Rothkopf is currently the Director of Metabolic Medicine at Morristown Medical Center and President of the National Board of Physician Nutrition Specialists.

Jennifer C. Johnson is a Professor of Writing Studies at Montclair State University in New Jersey. She hold degrees in English, Spanish, and Molecular Biology with a concentration in Neuroscience. Her teaching centers on science and business writing and technical writing and research skills, but she also has a background in world literatures and cultures. She is the co-author of one science book and has edited several other science and literature books. She is currently the chair of the Professional Writing Minor at Montclair State University.

Reviews

The book reviews the foundations of nutritional medicine, the role of physician nutrition specialists, and details of the unique assessments one can offer in this capacity. The book serves as a guide for using traditional tools (e.g., the history and physical exam, laboratory data combined with other datapoints such as indirect calorimetry) to arrive at a complete nutritional assessment. The structure of this book is that it can be read cover to cover incorporating a comprehensive way of assessing patients and a few exemplary cases.

Jessica Hwang, MD, Cook County Health

Book Information
ISBN 9781138610880
Author Michael M. Rothkopf, MD, FACP, FACN
Format Paperback
Page Count 400
Imprint CRC Press
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Weight(grams) 780g