Suitable for both beginning and advanced students of clinical nutrition, [this book] is a varied collection of thirty-eight case studies that provide practical experience in working with patients who have specific nutritional needs. Each case study in this ... text is presented as a medical record, and includes a patient intake form, detailed patient history, and appropriate laboratory reports. Questions guide you through the materials in a logical sequence - from diagnosis to complications and, in some cases, the terminal stages of the patient's disease. -Back cover.