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Main description:
Presenting detailed information on treatment of the obese patient, this handy, concise title is designed not only to educate practitioners about obesity but, most importantly, to provide practical strategies in the comprehensive approach to treating this disease. Replete with bulleted lists and tables for easy referencing, this unique reference provides a comprehensive overview of the pathophysiology and natural history of obesity as well as a thorough review of available treatment options. The book's early chapters discuss the disease of obesity, its corresponding health burden on individuals and society, and the psychosocial morbidity and effect of weight loss. Later practical, treatment-centered chapters include dietary and lifestyle strategies for weight loss, physical activity and writing an exercise prescription, pharmacotherapy approaches, perioperative care of the surgical patient, and complications of weight loss surgery, to name just several. An indispensable, easy-to-read resource for all health professionals interested in obesity diagnosis and treatment, The Clinician's Guide to the Treatment of Obesity is a significant contribution to the literature that will be of value to all physicians, with particular appeal internal medicine and primary care physicians, endocrinologists, cardiologists, physician assistants, nurse practitioners and any practitioner that wishes to learn the up to date treatment strategies for the obese patient.
Contents:
Foreword
Chapter 1. The Disease of Obesity
Chapter 2. The Health Burden of Obesity
Chapter 3. Psychosocial Morbidity and the Effect of Weight Loss
Chapter 4. Dietary and Lifestyle Strategies for Weight Loss
Chapter 5. Physical Activity and Writing an Exercise Prescription
Chapter 6. The Doctor's Tool Kit: Pharmacotherapy for the Patient with Obesity
Chapter 7. Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass: Procedures and Outcomes
Chapter 8. Sleeve Gastrectomy: Indications, Procedure and Outcomes
Chapter 9. Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding: Procedures and Outcomes
Chapter 10. Perioperative Care of the Surgical Patient
Chapter 11. Complications of Weight Loss Surgery
PRODUCT DETAILS
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
Publication date: April, 2015
Pages: 299
Weight: 3518g
Availability: Available
Subcategories: Cardiovascular Medicine, Diseases and Disorders, Eating Disorders, Endocrinology, General Practice
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