Jacquelyn Klunk, MS, RDN, LDN

Registered dieticians provide nutritional counseling through diet management to promote good nutrition while preventing malnutrition. She is available to:

• Assess each patient’s nutritional needs based upon the progression of the disease.
• Develop individual care plans for each patient to promote a good nutritional status.
• Suggest calorie and protein supplements to increase daily caloric and nutrient consumption.
• Adapt the consistency of foods and liquids when swallowing becomes difficult.
• Recommend other forms of nutrition (such as tube feedings) when patients are not able to maintain adequate nutrition.