Nutrition and Biochemistry for Nurses

Written as per the latest INC syllabus for BSc(N) Course. Covers both Biochemistry as well as Nutrition. Includes Question Bank and MCQs as per requirements of the students. Wing Commander (Retd) J Anthikad took his MA (Chemistry) from Loyola College, Chennai and joined the IAF as a Commissioned Officer in the education division. He retired after 30 years as Chief Instructor, Medical Training Centre, Indian Air Force in the rank of Wing Commander. During his service in the Air Force, he served as a biochemist in the Air Force Command Hospital, Medical Training Centre and Institute of Aerospace Medicine and also served in Bangalore Medical College and Bowring Hospital. He had taken PG diploma in Medical Biochemistry and Nutrition from Bangalore Medical College and had advanced training in Biochemistry from Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. Part 1: Biochemistry 1. Biochemical Perspective to Medicine2. Carbohydrate Chemistry 3. Chemistry of Lipids 4. Amino Acids 5. Chemistry of Proteins 6. Nucleic Acids and Nucleotides7. Enzymology 8. Digestion and Absorption 9. Vitamins 10. Basic Concepts of Metabolism 11. Metabolism of Carbohydrates 12. Metabolism of Lipids 13. Metabolism of Proteins 14. Immunochemistry 15. Hormones: Outline Chemistry and Functions 16. Blood Chemistry 17. Urinalysis 18. Renal Function Tests 19. Abnormalities of Bilirubin Metabolism Jaundice 20. Liver Function Tests 21. Food, Nutrition and Health 22. Carbohydrates: Sugar, Starch and Fibre 23. Nutritional Aspects of Fats 24. Proteins Part 2: Nutrition 25. Mineral Metabolism 26. Water Metabolism 27. Cookery Rules and Preservation of Nutrients 28. Food Preservation: Principles and Methods 29. Food-borne Diseases 30. Food Laws and Food Standards 31. Hospital Diets 32. Budgeting of Food Balanced Diet 33. Assessment of Nutritional Status 34. Role of Nurse in Nutritional Programmes 35. Nutrition in Pregnancy 36. Nutrition in Infancy 37. Menu for Preschool, School Age Children and Adolescents 38. Geriatric Nutrition 39. Naturopathic Medicine 40. Diet Therapy.