MNVD081p Pediatric Nutrition I - lecture

Faculty of Medicine
spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
1/0/0. 0 credit(s). Type of Completion: -.
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
doc. MUDr. Dagmar Procházková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Veronika Bradáčková (assistant)
Libuše Darmovzalová (assistant)
Ing. Veronika Išová (assistant)
MVDr. Halina Matějová (assistant)
Petra Pavliňáková (assistant)
Guaranteed by
doc. MUDr. Dagmar Procházková, Ph.D.
Department of Pediatrics – Institutions shared with the Faculty Hospital Brno (paediatric medicine) – Faculty of Medicine
Contact Person: MVDr. Halina Matějová
Supplier department: Department of Pediatrics – Institutions shared with the Faculty Hospital Brno (paediatric medicine) – Faculty of Medicine
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Learning outcomes of the course unit The aim of the course is to acquaint students with the specifics of nutrition of children in the whole spectrum of age categories including nutrition of the pre-conception period and with emphasis on neonatal nutrition and nutritional screening in paediatrics. Learning outcomes of the course unit The subject will deepen the knowledge and extend the knowledge of clinical nutrition needed to provide specialized nutritional care in children (especially in GIT, specialized nutritional procedures and interventions in pediatric patients with hereditary metabolic disorders and malnutrished children).
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course students should be able to: • apply methods of examining the nutritional status of a pediatric patient; • take a nutritional history and evaluate it correctly; • describe the physiology of the metabolism of the child, • evaluate and interpret the results of the nutritional status examination and propose an effective regime of procedures and care, • assess individual energy needs; • determine and calculate the energy requirement in relation to the diagnosis and its effect on the nutritional need of the child patient / client; • describe the diagnosis, prevention, treatment and specialized nutritional procedures of individual diseases, • Describe the differences in making nutritional recommendations in children with cancer and characteristic dietary requirements, • define all available means of enteral nutrition, nutritional support and parenteral nutrition, describe their meaning and possibilities of use in targeted treatment, • compile menus according to nutritional requirements, food choice and technological treatment of meals in individual diseases and the complications associated with them, • use a system of monitoring and repeated monitoring of nutritional status, • create educational materials, educate a child patient and their legal guardian.
Syllabus
  • 1. Evaluation of growth and nutritional status 2. Nutrition of a woman during pregnancy and breastfeeding 3. Breastfeeding 4. Nutrition of children with low birth weight 5. Nutrition in infant age 6. Nutrition of toddler and preschool child 7. Nutrition of schoolchildren and adolescence 8. Malnutrition in childhood 9. Alternative nutrition in childhood 10.Functional foods in children's nutrition 11. Nutrition and risk of cardiovascular diseases 12.Food allergies 13. Nutrition in liver diseases 14. Nutrition in pancreatic diseases 15. Specialized nutritional procedures in pediatric gastroenterology 16. Nutrition in cystic fibrosis 17. Nutrition of children with kidney and urinary tract diseases 18. Nutrition in arterial hypertension 19. Nutrition in   malabsorption syndrome (Lactase deficiency, celiac disease) 20. Nutrition in hereditary metabolic disorders 21. Nutrition of children and adolescents with dyslipidemia 22.Enteral nutrition 23.Parenteral nutrition 24. Peroral dehydration and realimentation in diarrheal diseases 25.Specialized nutritional procedures in pediatric surgery, nutrition in postoperative care
Literature
    recommended literature
  • ZLATOHLÁVEK, Lukáš. Klinická dietologie a výživa. 1. vydání. Praha: Current Media, 2016, 422 stran. ISBN 9788088129035. info
  • FUCHS, Martin. Potravinová alergie a intolerance. První vydání. Praha: Mladá fronta, 2016, 447 stran. ISBN 9788020437570. info
  • NEVORAL, Jiří. Praktická pediatrická gastroenterologie, hepatologie a výživa. První vydání. Praha: Mladá fronta, 2013, 677 stran. ISBN 9788020428639. info
  • KUDLOVÁ, Eva and Anna MYDLILOVÁ. Výživové poradenství u dětí do dvou let. Vyd. 1. Praha: Grada, 2005, 148 s. ISBN 8024710390. info
  • NEVORAL, Jiří. Výživa v dětském věku. Vydání první. Jinočany: H & H, 2003, 434 stran. ISBN 8086022935. info
    not specified
  • SVAČINA, Štěpán. Klinická dietologie. 1. vyd. Praha: Grada, 2008, 381 s. ISBN 9788024722566. info
  • PAŘÍZKOVÁ, Jana and Lidka LISÁ. Obezita v dětství a dospívání : terapie a prevence. 1. vyd. Praha: Galén, 2007, 239 s. ISBN 9788024614274. info
  • HENDRICKS, Kristy M. and Christopher DUGGAN. Manual of pediatric nutrition. 4th ed. Lewiston, NY: BC Decker, 2005, 850 p. ISBN 1550093088. info
  • ŠAMÁNEK, Milan and Zuzana URBANOVÁ. Prevence aterosklerózy v dětském věku. 1. vyd. Praha: Galén, 2003, 235 s. ISBN 8072622293. info
Teaching methods
lectures
Assessment methods
oral examen
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 15.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, spring 2019, spring 2020, spring 2021, spring 2022, spring 2023, spring 2024.
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