Geriatrics
4
2015-2016
02411140
Elective Units
Portuguese
Face-to-face
2.0
Elective
1st Cycle Studies
Recommended Prerequisites
Biology, biochemistry and Physiology
Teaching Methods
Classroom lectures
Learning Outcomes
Know the problems of aging and its consequences; know the associated with aging that affect the process of nutrition changes; know the body composition changes associated with aging; do know the nutritional assessment of the elderly; know the problems of overweight and malnutrition in the elderly; know the proper counseling to elderly nutrition; know the indications for enteral feeding in the elderly; know the consequences of the interaction between food and medicine.
Work Placement(s)
NoSyllabus
Aging and its consequences; changes of aging and nutrition; body composition changes associated with aging; nutritional assessment of the elderly; overweight in the elderly; malnutrition in the elderly; good nutrition in the elderly; enteral nutrition in the elderly; food drug interaction in the elderly.
Head Lecturer(s)
Manuel Teixeira Marques Verissimo
Assessment Methods
Assessment
Exam: 100.0%
Bibliography
Shils E M, Ross AC, Shike M, Caballero B, Cousins RJ (2011). Modern Nutrition in the health and disease. 11th edition. Philadelphia: Lea & Febiger.