The Metabolic Syndrome & Primary Care

The Metabolic Syndrome & Primary Care
Christopher D. Byrne
Sarah H. Wild

8 CPEU or CE hours

Course: $78
Includes book & CE exam

CE exam only: $48
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Description
Metabolic syndrome has become a ‘hot topic’, with the global epidemics of diabetes and obesity driving yet another in cardiovascular disease—all components of the metabolic syndrome. Preventing and managing this syndrome will be ever more important in coming years. Primary health care professionals need to be aware of the risk factors and help to educate their patients to avoid onset or worsening of the individual conditions. Pharmacological treatment of several concurrent diseases raises further problems, emphasizing the need to consider all the components of the syndrome together.

This book has been derived from the award-winning The Metabolic Syndrome. Selected chapters have been condensed and rewritten to provide accurate, easy-to-read information for all health care professionals working in primary care.

The book has also been updated with inclusion of the latest results, e.g. from the DREAM study. It highlights practical issues involved in managing patients with the metabolic syndrome and will appeal to a broad readership.

Level: Advanced
ISBN: 0470512172
ISBN-13: 9780470512173
Format: Hardcover, 144pp
Publisher: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated
Pub date: 2007

Content
Preface
Acknowledgment
Chapter 1. Why is the metabolic syndrome relevant to primary care?
Chapter 2. Diagnosing the metabolic syndrome
Chapter 3. Causes and consequences of the metabolic syndrome
Chapter 4. Management of metabolic syndrome
Index

Dietetic professionals
CPE Level: 3
Suggested Commission on Dietetic Registration Learning Need Codes: It is the sole responsibility of the dietetic professional to determine the learning need code met by a course. numedix.com provides the following "suggested" codes, but the professional can deviate from them if they feel another need is met.
3000 Nutrition assessment & Diagnosis
3005 Nutrition Diagnosis
3060 Laboratory tests
4000 Wellness and public health
4010 Community intervention, monitoring, and evaluation
4030 Dietary guidelines, DRIs, Food Guide Pyramid, food labeling
4040 Disease prevention
4050 Epidemiology
5190 Diabetes mellitus
5370 Weight management, obesity