Description
Case 11 addresses liver disease in the context of Ava Williamson, a 70-year-old female with a recent diagnosis of cirrhosis of the liver with resulting hepatic encephalopathy and ascites. Students access Ava’s medical information using a comprehensive electronic medical record.
Online access includes:
- A comprehensive introduction to the nutrition care process
- Case 11: EHR Cirrhosis including; electronic health record, interview, patient pre-admission diet history, patient videos and activities
- Online NCPro Tool Kit including frequently used assessment and analysis tools
- Complimentary webinars with author, Rowan Stewart
CASE STUDY OBJECTIVES
After completing this case, users will be able to:
- Outline and identify the main complications of liver disease
- Recognize the clinical features of liver disease
- Describe the causes and risk factors of liver disease
- Collect food and nutrition-related history and apply assessment techniques relevant to liver disease
- Assess the nutritional status of a patient with liver disease
- Select Nutrition Diagnoses and create PES Statements for a patient with liver disease
- Select Nutrition Interventions to address Nutrition Diagnoses
- Develop a Monitoring and Evaluation Plan for a patient with liver disease
- Gather information pertinent for medical nutrition therapy from an electronic health record
PLUS receive complimentary webinars with author, Rowan Stewart
Visit australiandietitian.com/distance-learning to access the webinar schedule
Authors: Rowan Stewart and Esther Myers
Online Virtual Learning Environment 18-Month Access
Download: NCPro EHR Cirrhosis Case Study Summary
