However, there are alternate therapies that may be considered first. Providing an anti-obesity drug to overweight patients with diabetes has been estimated to cost $8,327. Certain studies have indicated that there may be available a variety of cost-effective anti-obesity interventions (Cawley 2006: 74). Furthermore, extreme obesity usual requires a multi-dsici0plamnry approach and more than surgery is often required to complete the process (Folope, et.al. 2008).
For decades, the psychological literature has promoted a causal link between obesity and psychological problems. Obesity has been attributed to pathologic denial, lack of impulse control, depersonalization, existential vacuum, problems in personality development, and excessive orality. However, the mounting biological evidence brings into question the validity of these etiological theories. In addition, several research studies have found that obese people do not experience any more psychopathology than nonobese people. Melcher and Bostwick 1998)

There is an explosion of bariatric surgery clients. It may be necessary that….

Post Bariatric Surgery Outcomes
Importance of Patient Education: Deciding When and Improving Post Bariatric Surgery Outcomes

Obesity is one of the national and international problems affecting growth and development of the economies because of its influence on the health conditions of society members. Obesity and overweight contribute significantly to number of death cases in the context of the United States and across the global under the influence of globalization. There are various mechanisms towards reduction of the case of obesity and overweight thus the need to improve health conditions of the American citizens. Some of the treatment methods include transformation of behavior, diet, exercise, and drug therapy. The most recent treatment method is application of bariatric surgery. This is the most effective and efficient treatment method in relation to obesity and overweight. Weight-loss or bariatric surgery is not a cure for obesity. It is an essential tool facilitating weight-loss to live healthier,….

Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy In their article, The Effect of Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy on Morbid Obesity and Obesity-Related Comorbidities: A Cohort Study, Cetinkunar, Erdem, Aktimur, Aziret, Ozdas, Yurekli, and Yetisir seek to assess how effective their “initial LSG series of 73 patients on excess weight loss (EWL) and resolution of obesity-related comorbidities in short-term follow-up” was. According to the authors, obesity is regarded a truly significant public health concern across the world today. This, as the authors point out, is more so the case that morbid obesity “is a strong risk factor for several diseases [type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), hypertension, steatohepatitis, pulmonary dysfunction, cardiovascular disease, and malignant tumors] and premature death.” In that regard, therefore, the need to rein in this health condition cannot be overstated. As part of my clinical rotation in the Pre-Surgical Testing unit of the hospital, I was responsible for a morbidly obese patient with a BMI….

PICO Question: Bariatric Surgery As the obesity rate continues to be an issue of great concern in America, the question arises as to the best ways to reduce the BMIs of individuals already suffering from the condition, as well as how to enact preventative means. Although the ideal is for people to never become obese at all, the fact remains that there is a need to develop proactive measures to facilitate weight reduction. For most patients, modifications in diet and exercise is recommended but, as even people who have attempted casual weight loss know, deploying such techniques in an effective and consistent fashion is far easier said than done.
PICO Question
The PICO question for the purpose of this study is, from the perspective of a family nurse practitioner, when treating patients with type 2 diabetes and obesity, can bariatric surgery be more effective than standard medical therapy at increasing the probability of….

Case Study: Mr. C.Obesity has reached epidemic levels in the United States, and nearly three-quarters of American adults are either obese (42.4%) or overweight (30.7%) (Overweight & Obesity Statistics, 2023). As a result, an increasing number of these individuals are evaluating the appropriateness of medical management (Greco et al., 2021) or bariatric surgery for their condition (?lyas-ner et al., 2023). The purpose of this paper is to provide an evaluation of the health history and medical information for Mr. C., a 32-year-old male seeking information about possible bariatric surgery for obesity.1. Describe the subjective and objective clinical manifestations present in Mr. C.The case study indicates that Mr. C. presents with a history of high blood pressure, shortness of breath, rapid weight gain, sleep apnea, swollen ankles, and pruritus. The objective data about Mr. C shows obesity (BMI of 45.2), elevated blood pressure, pitting edema, high fasting blood glucose, dyslipidemia, elevated….

Drug dosing is often based overall on the "volume of distribution for the loading dose and on the clearance for maintenance, with volume of distribution being increased if drug is distributed among lean and fat tissues (Casati & Putzu, 2005).
Coe, Saleh, Samuel & Edwards (2004) report that multiple problems related to anesthesia and obesity exist. The level of obesity defined by MBI has a significant impact on the type of anesthesia most patients choose (Coe, et. al, 2004). ecent studies have focused on encouraging patients to lose a certain amount of weight prior to surgical intervention to make anesthesia delivery a more viable and safe option (Coe, et. al, 2004). Unfortunately most patients undergoing bariatric surgery have utilized all other resources thus must risk any potential contraindications associated with anesthetic delivery in order to lose weight.

Conclusions

Obesity is a complicated and rapidly advancing disease affecting millions of people every year.….

Nursing
When I first met Dan (not his real name), I was a shift nurse filling in for a colleague. I had never before worked with a bariatric patient. His size shocked me at first. What we colloquially call "morbidly obese" certainly applied to Dan, who had to have an emergency tracheotomy due to his hypoxia. Dan was closer to death than he realized when I first encountered him on my rounds. As he came to work with us, he gradually started to fathom the seriousness of his situation. I would say that Dan was in denial when I first met him. Through the course of knowing him, I saw this patient change and grow in dramatic and inspiring ways.

Dan has a super sense of humor, which is the feature that most stood out about him when I worked. It became so that I looked most forward to the time I….

he researcher was able to pull up information on Venous hromboembolism hospitalizations by utilizing ICD-10 (Maynard & Stein, 2010)
Diagnosis

he clinical diagnosis of Venous hromboembolism is defective; people that are suffering with signs and symptoms of Venous hromboembolism, just 20% have thrombosis confirmed by diagnostic testing.13Clinical prediction rules have been developed to improve the probability of an accurate diagnosis. he most widely used model classifies patients into a high, moderate, or low probability of deep vein thrombosis (Maynard & Stein, 2010). When joined with research laboratory and radiological imaging tests, this method is superior to the old-style method of executing a diagnostic test in all patients with suspected Venous hromboembolism (Martinez- 2008).

Prognosis, broken down by risk groups

A lot of the Deep Vein hrombosis is occult and most of the time resolves instinctively without there being a problem. he main longstanding illness from Deep Vein hrombosis is PS, which confuses something….

Obesity
Why Obesity is so Difficult to Treat

Determination of obesity

Proper definition of obesity

Obesity in perspective of the World Health Organization (WHO)

Historical trends

Health and Economic Costs

Prevalence and Time Trends

Prevalence of obesity among men

Prevalence of obesity among women

Prevalence of obesity among children

Demographic Variations in Overweight and Obesity Prevalence

Economic Costs of Overweight and Obesity (The Evidence eport,1998)

The world market for treating obesity

Causes of obesity

Continuous availability of high-energy foods

a) Imbalance calorie intake and BM requirements (Gayle M. Galletta)

b) Craze of consumption of unhealthy food

c) Quick life style and less determination of hunger satisfaction

d) Other factors associate with weight gain

Way of eating

Unintentionally over eating

Less planning to make and eat healthy meals (A.D.A.M. Medical Encyclopedia, 2012)

Major reduction in the obligatory need for physical activity (Joseph Proietto, 2011)

a) Spending long hours in front of TVs and computers doing work

b) elying on cars instead of walking

c) Modern technology and fewer physical demands at home

d) Lack of physical education classes….

experts would likely agree with the very general statement that individuals who exercise, or who implement an exercise regime, are much more likely to lose weight and alleviate pain experienced from a variety of diseases and maladies. It would seem that much of the current literature would provide evidence of this hypothesis. This specific study, however, seeks to do more than just ascertain the results from such a general question. This study seeks to determine whether initiating an exercise regime for patients experiencing osteoarthritis can lower the level of the pain they are feeling and increase their mobility through adherence to that regime.
This study will, in essence then, take a two-pronged approach. The first is to determine whether patients with suffering from osteoarthritis can lower the level and incidence of pain they suffer by implementing a basic exercise regime. If so, this study wishes to determine just how much….

Weightloss Counseling and Physical Exercise
PHASE II Search Paper

Scholarly Project

Dana Delatush RN BSN ONC

"I pledge my honor that I have neither given nor received inappropriate aid on this assignment."

Abstract Comment by Patricia: Place the abstract on a separate page for your final search paper

This paper is focused on the literature search related to the PICOT question: Does weight loss counseling and physical exercise improve pain and mobility in obese patients with a BMI >25 suffering from osteoarthritis? To answer this clinical question, six databases were searched including the Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied health Literature (CINAHL), The Cochrane Library, PubMed/Medline, Google Scholar, PsycInfo®, and ProQuest Nursing and Allied Health Source™. The paper describes the search methodology. Keywords: osteoarthritis, obesity, weight loss counseling, pain, mobility

Introduction to Search Strategy

I will be creating a search strategy to help me clarify what information I need, and what keywords can be used to yield relevant….

Parents of Obese Children and Charges of Child Abuse: What Is Our
esponse? Pediatric Ethics, Issues, & Commentary, 337-342.

This article provides a discussion on the problems related to childhood obesity and the potential redresses that could be ethically used to help mitigate the growing trend. Some healthcare professionals have also argued that obesity in children is sufficient grounds for some parents to be prosecuted for a form of child abuse in extreme cases. Yet, there are many social and cultural barriers that are present that can prevent parents from being able to understand proper diets or have access to nutritious foods. Some researchers have noted the irony of a country that allows removing obese children from their homes but that does not support healthier children through controlled advertising, legislating a living wage, or making healthy foods affordable (Lang, 2012).

The article notes that states have a mandate to protect children from harm….

Te need for so many new workers will tend to elp women enter fields were tey ave been istorically under-represented since tere is suc a need for so many new workers.
Wile tis synergy of so many different factors is useful for workers at all stages of teir careers, it may be tat it is especially elpful to new graduates. Higly skilled and qualified senior workers are likely to ave more opportunities open to tem tan are younger workers and so are likely to suffer less during economic downturns. Younger workers, especially tose just finising teir undergraduate work, will fare better in an environment tat as a range of opportunities and an overall good business climate. In fact, tis may be te only kind of business environment in wic new graduates will reliably be able to find jobs tat matc teir training and ambitions. Tis may be especially true for….

Offered under the same roof are "consultative, diagnostic, and treatment services" which are stated to be provided "by board-certified practitioners in the fields of pulmonary medicine, otolarngology, family medicine and more." (2006)
Smith reports that the laboratories experiencing the most dramatic growth are two which are located the "farthest from the Hillsboro flagship" as they are located in two areas that were "formerly underserved." (2006) Smith additionally reports that the demand is stronger in the areas where the two fastest growing centers are located which supplies "plenty of fuel for expansion."

Smith states that the Sleep Health & Wellness NW is attempting to "fill a gap so that patients who previously were overlooked or not being reached or who fell through the cracks no longer are," she says. "We have no plans to open centers in areas where there are already quality sleep services programs. We only want to go into….

HCC Life Insurance vs. Coventry
Purpose of the INSUANCE COMPANY: The purpose of HCC Life Insurance Company is to provide Short-Term Health Insurance for a period of six months. Applicants must reapply for a policy every six months. The purpose of Coventry Health Care of South Florida is to provide Health Insurance that fulfills the Patient and Affordable Care Act (Coventry, 2015). It provides insurance for a period of 12 months, after which the insured must reapply for a new policy.

Benefits offered: Urgent Care, Hospital oom and Board, Local Ambulance, Intensive Care, Physical Therapy, Mental and Nervous Disorders, Home Health Care, Extended Care. Primary Care, Specialist Care, Other Practitioner Care, Preventive Care, Screening, Immunizations, Diagnostic Tests, Imaging, Drugs, Facility Fees (Outpatients and Hospitals), Surgeon/Physician Fees, Emergency oom Services, Emergency Medical Transportation, Urgent Care, Mental Behavior Health, Substance Use Disorders, Prenatal and Postnatal Pregnancy Care, Home Health Care, ehabilitative Services, Skilled Nursing….