Case Study: Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS)

If you learn best from case studies, stories, and hearing other people's experiences, you're not going to want to miss this episode.

I remember sitting in Medical Nutrition Therapy and hearing about a condition where the person never feels full. They eat and eat and never reach satiety. It was so mind-blowing to me especially since I'm on the other end of the spectrum. The condition responsible for this is Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS).

Seeing patients with Prader-Willi syndrome was a very different experience than studying the condition in a textbook. Being able to connect with these patients and help them is exactly why dietitians are needed.

This condition might show up on the exam so I decided to break it down with a case study review.

In this episode of the RD Exam Made Easy Podcast, I review this genetic condition that affects chromosome 15.

This is what you'll learn in this episode:

1) What Prader-Willi Syndrome is
2) The characteristics of Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS)
3) How to manage and treat the condition using medical nutrition therapy
4) The nutrition recommendations for patients with Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS)
5) A review of 2 case studies with different nutrition therapy recommendations

As you listen to the episode, I want you to think big picture about the mechanism behind the symptoms/characteristics of the syndrome and how it impacts nutrition recommendations.

And I'd love for you to share your BIG wins with me. Let me know when you pass the RD Exam so I can give you a shout-out and officially welcome you into the RD community. You can contact me at info@jananicholl.com

Episode Transcript