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NUTRITIONAL THERAPY AND PRACTICES IN CHILDHOOD DISEASES II COURSE IDENTIFICATION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION

Code Name of the Course Unit Semester In-Class Hours (T+P) Credit ECTS Credit
BEY344 NUTRITIONAL THERAPY AND PRACTICES IN CHILDHOOD DISEASES II 6 4 3 5

Objectives and Contents

Objectives: It's aimed to gain knowledge, skills, and attitudes related to planning, implementing, and monitoring disease-specific medical nutrition therapy for acute and chronic diseases observed in infants and children, while taking into account individual, cultural, and socioeconomic differences, along with the etiology, clinical symptoms, and complications of these diseases.
Content: Etiology, diagnosis, and treatment methods of diseases, growth monitoring, clinical case follow-up, management of anorexic children, childhood obesity, metabolic syndrome, Type 1 diabetes, Type 2 diabetes, kidney, liver, and pancreatic diseases, eating disorders, food allergies, attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder, and medical nutrition therapy in neurological diseases.