Obesity Treatment

Question 1

types of aggressive treatment

Answer 1

drugs: sibutramine (appetite suppressant) orlistat (fat absorption inhibitor)

surgery

Question 2

clinically severe obesity

Answer 2

BMI greater than 40 or 35 with one of more conditions like HTN

morbid obesity

Question 3

4 types of surgical treatment

Answer 3

gastric partitioning

gastroplasty

gastric bypass

gastric banding

Question 4

gastric partitioning

Answer 4

limits food intake by reducing size of stomach

delays gastric emptying by restricting the outlet

Question 5

gastroplasty

Answer 5

partitions stomach by stapling a pouch

reduces total food intake

Question 6

gastric bypass

Answer 6

reroutes food from stomach to lower part of sm. intestine

creates a chronic, lifelong state of malabsorption by preventing normal digestion and absorption of nutrients

Question 7

gastric banding

Answer 7

restricting stomach size with a band or pouch

obesity must bring extreme health risks