Brain Injury Medicine
Author: Nathan Zasler
Brain Injury Medicine: Principles and Practice is a comprehensive guide to all aspects of the management issues involved in caring for the person with brain injury - from early diagnosis and evaluation through the post-acute period and rehabilitation. It is the definitive core text needed by all practitioners in this area, including physiatrists, neurologists, psychologists, nurses, and other health care professionals.
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Reviewer: Felise S. Zollman, MD(Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago)
Description: This is a comprehensive collaborative textbook that addresses all aspects of brain injury medicine, from acute injury management through rehabilitation and community reintegration.
Purpose: The authors assert that the book ""is designed as a comprehensive text for all clinicians dealing with the assessment, management, and rehabilitation of patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) from 'coma to community.'"" To the extent that this book meets those goals, this is a much-needed and welcome addition to the brain injury medical literature and, in fact, in most respects, the primary aim is met. This book serves as an excellent comprehensive clearinghouse for state-of-the-art knowledge in brain injury medicine today.
Audience: The target audience is ""clinical practitioners..., students and trainees learning about TBI, and other professionals who need to learn more about TBI and its management."" The book serves its intended audience well, although, as might be expected from any large scale collaborative writing effort of this nature, there is a good deal of variability from chapter to chapter in terms of the accessibility of content. The editors themselves, all leaders in the field of brain injury medicine, authored or coauthored 11 of the 66 chapters.
Features: The book does, indeed, cover a comprehensive spectrum of subjects germane to this field. From the epidemiology of head trauma to acute medical management and rehabilitation care, to a focused discussion of those impairments typically associated with head injury (e.g., cognitive andbehavioral issues, motor recovery, medicolegal issues, etc.), this book addresses the myriad of issues unique to this patient population. Most chapters are very well referenced, offering the reader a ready avenue for greater exploration of a given topic if desired. The primary shortcomings are those which could be expected from a first edition collaborative effort of this nature: some redundancy in coverage (e.g., some aspects of epidemiology) and inconsistency of writing style, making some chapters less readily accessible to the reader who is not expert in the specific topic. On the other hand, with few exceptions (such as the chapter, ""Traditional Chinese Medicine Theory in the Mechanism and Treatment of TBI,"" which was authored by a brain injury physician without any asserted specific expertise in Chinese Medicine), the individual chapters have been written by experts in their respective fields. Taken in aggregate, this book's pluses far outweigh these relatively modest minuses.
Assessment: This is a welcome, much-needed addition to the brain injury literature. Anyone caring for brain-injured patients would do well to obtain this book for use as a go-to reference, a teaching tool, and for assistance with the many medical and rehabilitation management issues which face this patient population and the clinicians who care for them.
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Perspectives in Nutrition
Author: Gordon M Wardlaw
Perspectives in Nutrition is an introductory nutrition text appropriate for the majors and mixed majors nutrition courses. This student-focused text presents the major concepts in nutrition including the body's use of food nutrients and diet planning throughout the life cycle. The text places special emphasis on the application of nutrition principles in everyday life by exploring the health consequences of nutrition practices.
Manisha Harisingh Maskay
This third edition provides a comprehensive and lucid overview of the principles of nutrition and their application. This edition includes new features such as critical thinking questions, nutrition focus boxes, and more expert opinions, which enable the reader to grapple with important issues and develop an improved understanding of the complexities of nutrition. The book seeks to support introductory nutrition courses. It presents a range of topics, including the elements of nutrition science, perspectives in current nutrition research, expert opinions on controversial nutrition issues, and an invitation to apply nutrition principles to case studies. It is geared to a diverse body of students majoring in nutrition, health sciences, home economics, and physical education. Medical and dental students would benefit from the case-study approach. This edition has features that will augment learning. Sections on basic chemistry and mathematics in the appendix provide tools to improve understanding of nutrition concepts. The comprehensive glossary, definitions in text margins, and well-designed, strategically placed illustrations will contribute to better comprehension. The expert opinions expose students to leaders in nutrition and assist in the evaluation of scientific evidence. Availability of reliable nutrition resources in the appendix and carefully selected current references at the end of each chapter also furnish avenues to reinforce knowledge. The case studies promote application of nutrition principles to actual situations. The inclusion of cartoons within the text, however, undermines the serious nature of the material and does not add to the quality of this book.Attractive and easy to read, this book successfully melds scientific concepts with practical applications. It enables the reader to develop a clear understanding of complex nutrition concepts. This is an excellent resource for the beginning nutrition student, as a textbook a for an introductory nutrition course, as well as a reliable and clear reference on basic nutrition.
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Reviewer: Dale A. Schoeller, PhD(University of Wisconsin-Madison)
Description: This is the sixth edition of a textbook for undergraduates in an introductory course on human nutrition. The previous edition was published in 2002.
Purpose: The aim is to provide an introduction to basic human nutritional needs and how to select a diet that meets those needs. This is an excellent textbook for students entering a major in nutrition or students wanting to learn the practical aspects of human biology.
Audience: It is assumed that readers have taken freshman chemistry and an introductory course in biology. The level of the book is ideal for college students and provides valuable basic nutrition education to any reader interested in the understanding the basics of human nutrition and nutritional requirements. The author is a well respected nutritionist and experienced educator.
Features: The book can be roughly divided into three sections: the basics of human nutrition including the concept of a healthy diet, food choices, and introductory metabolism; the summary of the nutrients, their actions and requirements; and special nutritional considerations for infancy, pregnancy, lactation, aging, sports and malnutrition. This book is excellent at integrating nutrition with biochemistry, physiology, and medicine in order to provide undergraduates with a basic understanding of the biological rationale for nutrition requirements as well as how to choose a diet that meets those requirements. The book is well illustrated with color drawings that help readers understand the underlying biochemical and physiologic mechanisms. The table ofcontents and index are detailed. The book also has review questions for each chapter as well as inserts from experts in the field that deal with some current theories. There is a wealth of information provided in appendixes, including review material on chemistry and physiology, dietary advice, height and weight evaluation, nutrient requirements, and food composition. The only major shortcoming is that this edition was written before publication of 2005 USDA nutrition guidelines and this is in need of updating.
Assessment: This book accomplishes its goal of providing introductory material on human nutrition for undergraduates. It is an excellent learning tool that integrates human nutrition with the biological sciences and is among the best of the introductory textbooks for undergraduate nutrition because it provides the biological and physiologic basis of human nutrition along with the information on foods and diet.
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A text intended for students majoring in nutiriton, the health sciences, home economics, nursing, physical education, and other health-related areas. Coverage includes nutrition basics, the energy- yielding nutrients, energy production and balance, the vitamins and minerals, and nutrition in the life cycle. Includes abundant photos and pedagogical trappings. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Rating
5 Stars! from Doody
Table of Contents:
| Preface to the Instructor | ||
| Preface to the Student | ||
| 1 | What Nourishes You? | 1 |
| Expert Opinion: Junk foods of junk diets? | 16 | |
| 2 | The Basis of a Healthy Diet | 31 |
| Nutrition Perspective: What's on the label? | [s.n.] | |
| 3 | Carbohydrates | 69 |
| Expert Opinion: The value of intense sweeteners | 96 | |
| 4 | Lipids | 107 |
| Expert Opinion: Women and heart disease | 128 | |
| 5 | Proteins | 151 |
| Expert Opinion: A close look at soybeans | 172 | |
| 6 | Digestion and Absorption | 183 |
| Expert Opinion: Gastroquackery | 202 | |
| 7 | Metabolism | 217 |
| Expert Opinion: Molecular biology in nutrition | 222 | |
| 8 | Energy Balance | 253 |
| Expert Opinion: Do carbohydrates turn into fat? | 260 | |
| 9 | Weight Control | 293 |
| Expert Opinion: Very-low-calorie diets in the treatment of obesity | 316 | |
| 10 | Nutrition for Fitness | 331 |
| Expert Opinion: What can a physically active lifestyle promise? | 340 | |
| 11 | Eating Disorders | 367 |
| Expert Opinion: Eating disorders | 382 | |
| 12 | The Fat-Soluble Vitamins | 395 |
| Expert Opinion: Given current information, should healthy Americans take antioxidant supplements? | 422 | |
| 13 | The Water-Soluble Vitamins | 437 |
| Expert Opinion: Some mysteries surrounding vitamin B-6 | 454 | |
| 14 | Water and the Major Minerals | 487 |
| Expert Opinion: Calcium: an under-consumed essential nutrient | 516 | |
| 15 | The Trace Minerals | 531 |
| Expert Opinion: Chromium: charlatans' delight or nutritionists' concern? | 556 | |
| 16 | Pregnancy and Lactation | 571 |
| Expert Opinion: Human milk: the ecologically sound way to feed an infant | 596 | |
| 17 | Infants, Children, and Teenagers | 611 |
| Expert Opinion: Helping children to eat well | 636 | |
| 18 | The Adult Years | 657 |
| Expert Opinion: What should I eat to live longer? | 666 | |
| 19 | Food Safety | 697 |
| Expert Opinion: How safe is the American food supply? | 720 | |
| 20 | Undernutrition throughout the World | 737 |
| Expert Opinion: The human side of hunger and poverty in America | 750 | |
| App. A: Food composition table | A-1 | |
| App. B: Chemistry: a tool for understanding nutrition | A-75 | |
| App. C: Mathematical tools for use in nutrition study | A-91 | |
| App. D: U.S. Dietary Goals | A-93 | |
| App. E: Dietary advice for Canadians | A-95 | |
| App. F: Exchange System lists | A-101 | |
| App. G: Dietary intake and energy expenditure assessment | A-111 | |
| App. H: Fatty acids, including omega-3 fatty acids in foods | A-121 | |
| App. I: Important chemical structures | A-125 | |
| App. J: Metabolic pathways: glycolysis and the citric acid cycle | A-129 | |
| App. K: Energy cost of various activities | A-131 | |
| App. L: Determination of frame size | A-133 | |
| App. M: Caffeine content of foods | A-135 | |
| App. N: Carotenoid content of selected fruits and vegetables | A-139 | |
| App. O: Prenatal weight gain chart | A-141 | |
| App. P: Common food additives | A-143 | |
| App. Q: Sources of nutrition information | A-145 | |
| Answers to Nutrition Awareness Inventories | NA-1 | |
| Answers to Critical Thinking Questions | CT-1 | |
| Glossary | G-1 | |
| Index | I-1 |
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