May 10, 2024  
2023-2025 Catalog Volume XXXI Ver 1 
    
2023-2025 Catalog Volume XXXI Ver 1

PAS 5230 Medical Nutrition


Lecture: 2 Lab: 0 Practica: 0 Total Credits: 2
This course introduces PA students to the basics of nutrition science as it relates to clinical medicine. Topics include nutrition assessment, focusing on dietary history taking, and physical exam skills needed for the management of health and disease. The basic principles of vitamins and minerals, their absorption, function, structure, deficiency, and toxicity will be included. Nutritional requirements in health, illness, and prevention, as well as age- and culture-appropriate nutritional issues, will be highlighted for children, pregnant and lactating women, and older adults.