Diploma in Nutrition Techniques

No

(in Hours)

·         Store Food Safely and Prevent Contamination

·         Handle Food Safely to Prevent Contamination

·         Select a therapeutic diet / menu based on Diet prescription

·         Prepare food safely to maintain nutritive value and avoid contamination

·         Educate patient on dietary restrictions as per instructions from Diet

HSS / N 5202

HSS / N 5203

HSS / N 5204

HSS / N 5205

HSS / N 5206

·         Maintain a safe, healthy and secure environment

·         Practice Code of conduct while performing duties

·         Follow biomedical waste disposal protocols

·         Follow infection control policies and procedures

HSS/ N 9606

HSS/ N 9607

HSS/ N 9609

HSS/ N 9610

(Written and Oral)

·         Candidate should able to Communicate in English.

·         Candidate should able to read and write so that he/she should able to understand the prescription.

·         Candidate should able to use computer for maintaining records for medical store.

·         Food as source of nutrients, functions of food, definition of nutrition, nutrients & energy, adequate, optimum & good nutrition, malnutrition.

·         Nutrition – Fitness, Athletics & Sports.

·         Food guide – Basic five food groups – How to use food guide (according to R.D.A.)

·         Interrelationship between nutrition & health – Visible symptoms of goods health

·         Use of food in body – Digestion, Absorption, transport & utilization.

·         Role of fibres in human nutrition.

·         Carbohydrates: Functions, classification, food sources, storage in body.

·         Fats & oils : composition, saturated and unsaturated fatty acids, classification, food

·         Sources, function of fats.

·         Proteins – composition, sources, essential & non-essential amino acids, functions,

·         Protein deficiency.

·         Water – as a nutrient, function, sources, requirement, water balance & effect of deficiency.

·         Minerals – macro & micronutrients – functions, sources. Bioavailability and deficiency of Calcium, Iron, Iodine, Sodium & Potassium (in very brief)

·         Vitamins (water & fat soluble) – definition, classification & functions.

·         Effect of cooking & heat processing on the nutritive value of foods.

·         Processed supplementary foods.

·         Food sanitation in hygiene.

·         Blood – Blood cells, Haemoglobin, Blood groups, Coagulation Factors , Anaemia

·         Skeletal System -Bones, joints & bone deformities in brief.

·         Cardiovascular system – Heart rate, Cardiac cycle, cardiac output, blood pressure, hypertension, radial pulse.

·         Lymphatic system – Lymph glands and its function, spleen -structure and functions.

·         Respiratory System – Ventilation, Functions, Lungs volumes and capacities.

·         Gastrointestinal System – Process of digestion in various parts.

·         Endocrinology – List of Endocrine glands, Hormones: Their secretion and functions (in brief).

·         Excretion system – Structure of nephron , Urine formation

·         Central Nervous System – Parts, Sliding Filament Theory , Neuro Muscular Junction , Wallerian Degeneration, Motor Nervous system – Upper motor neuron system & lower motor neuron system. Sensory nervous system, Sympathetic Nervous system & Parasympathetic nervous system.

·         Skin – Structure and functions

·         Reproductive system – Structure and functions of male & female reproductive organs, menstruation, puberty, menopause, fertilization and development of fertilized ovum, placenta and its function.

·         Special senses – Structure and function of eye and ear, common diseases of eye and ear (in brief)

·         Chemistry of carbohydrates & their related metabolsim – Introduction, definition, classification, biomedical importance

Brief outline of meatbolism: Glycogenesis & glycogenolysis (in brief), Glycolysis, citric acid cycle & its significance, HMP shunt & Gluconeogenesis (in brief), regulation of blood glucose level.

·         Amino acids – Definition, classification, essential & non essential amino acids.

·         Chemistry of Proteins & their related metabolism – Introduction, definition, classification, biomedical importance, Metabolism: Transformation, Decarboxylation, Ammonia formation & transport, Urea cycle.

·         Chemistry of Lipids & their related metabolism – Introduction, definition, classification, biomedical importance, essential fatty acids, identification of fats & oils (saponification no, acid no, iodine no, acetyl no, reichertmiesel no. etc.)

Brief out line of metabolism: Beta oxidation of fatty acids, Ketosis, Cholesterol & it’s clinical significance, Lipoproteins in the blood composition & their functions in brief, Atherosclerosis.

·         Enzymes – Introduction, definition, classification, coenzymes, isoenzymes, properties, factors affecting enzyme action, enzyme inhibition, diagnostic value of serum enzymes – Creatinine kinase, Alkaline phosphatase, Acid phosphatase, LDH, SGOT, SGPT, Amylase, Lipase, Carbonic anhydrase etc. Acid base balance concepts & disorders – pH, Buffers, Acidosis, Alkalosis

·         Hormones – Classification, general mode of action, hormones of Pituitary, Thyroid, Parathyroid, Adrenals, Reproductive Glands, Pancreas, hormonal disorders, counter regulatory hormones.

·         Vitamins – Water & fat soluble vitamins, sources, requirement, deficiency disorders & biochemical functions.

·         Water metabolism – Distribution of fluids in the body, ECF, ICF, Water metabolism, dehydration.

·         Hyperglycemia & hypoglycemia – Diabetes mellitus – definition, types, features, gestation diabetes mellitus , glucose tolerance test, glycosurias, Hypoglycemia & its causes

·         Liver functions and their assessment –

Based on –

a) Carbohydrate metabolism

b) Protein metabolism

c) Lipid Metabolism

d) Measurements of serum enzyme levels

e) Bile pigment metabolism: Jaundice – its types and their biochemical findings.

·         Renal functions tests – Various tests, GFR & clearance.

·         Tumor markers & their clinical applications – Including oncofeatal antigens, CEA etc.

·         General concepts & functions of immunoglobulins

Family Meal Management

·         Food guides for selecting adequate diet.

·         Diet therapy

·         Diet & stress in current scenario.

·         Meal planning for the family.

·         Indian meal patterns – vegetarian & non-vegetarian.

·         Food faddism & the faulty food habits.

·         Nutritive value of common Indian recepies.

·         Nutrition in pregnancy – Physiological stages of pregnancy, nutritional requirements. Food selection, complication of pregnancy.

·         Nutrition during lactation – Physiology of lactation, nutritional requirements.

·         Nutrition during infancy – growth & development, nutritional requirements, breast feeding, infant formula, introduction of supplementary foods.

·         Nutrition during early childhood (Toddler/Preschool) – Growth & nutrient need, nutrition related problems, feeding patterns.

·         Nutrition of school children – Nutritional requirement, importance of snacks, school lunch.

·         Nutrition during adolescence – Growth & nutrient needs, food choices, eating habits, factor influencing needs.

·         Nutrition during adulthood – Nutritional requirements, feeding pattern.

·         Geriatric nutrition: Factors affecting food intake and nutrient use, nutrient needs, nutrition related problems.

·         Natural history of disease and role of hospitals to offer various levels of care

·         Prevention aspect of diseases

·         Dynamics of disease transmission

·         Changing pattern of diseases

·         Concept of health indicators

Communicable Diseases and Common Diseases

·         Droplet infection, Measeles, Chicken Pox, Small Pox, Mumps and Influenza

·         Diseases affecting Respiratory System: Tuberculosis, Pneumonia, Asthma, Bronchitis

·         Diseases affecting Gastro Intestinal System: Dysentery, Diorrhea, Typhoid, Cholera, Peptic Ulcer, Liver Diseases (Jaundice, Hepatitis, Cirrhosis, Gastritis, Appendiciitis)

·         Skin Diseases & Venereal Diseases, Scabies, Soriasis, Fungal Infection, Venereal Diseases, Leprosy

·         Blood Anaemia, Leukemia, Bleeding Disorders

·         Urinary Diseases: Glomerulo Nephritis, Pyelo Nephritis

·         Cardiovascular Diseases: Angina Pectoris, Hypertension, Valvular Diseases

·         Nervous System- Polio, Meningitis

·         Viral Diseases : Aids, Rabies

·         Insect-Born Diseases: Malaria, Filariasis

·         Methods of Health Education

·         Effects of health education

·         Levels & practice of health education

·         Need of Health education to attain positive health