Articles Tagged With: obese
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Can Bariatric Surgery Control Blood Pressure Long-Term?
A randomized trial comparing bariatric surgery to medical therapy in hypertensive obese patients has shown that bariatric surgery effectively lowers blood pressure over five years of follow-up.
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Group Publishes Guideline for Evaluating and Treating Obesity in Young Patients
American Academy of Pediatrics offers more than a dozen evidence-based key action statements to help physicians treat children and adolescents.
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Semaglutide Injection (Wegovy)
Semaglutide can be prescribed as an adjunct to a low calorie diet and increased physical activity for chronic weight management in overweight and obese adults. -
Critical Care in the Obese Patient
This article will highlight some important practical aspects of care that arise in the management of critically ill obese patients, along with the unique physiology resulting from obesity.
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Research Examines Weight and Contraceptive Choices: What Does It Mean for Your Practice?
Research indicates that obese women are more likely to rely on female sterilization than on other forms of contraception.
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Emergency Airway Management: A Targeted Review of Difficult Trauma Situations
Airway management is one of the cornerstones of emergency medicine practice and resuscitation. An emergency clinician must have a strategy for these situations based on clinical skills, available devices, urgency of the situation, and potential consultants.
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What's New in Shoulder Dislocation Management?
Shoulder dislocations account for approximately 50% of all dislocations encountered by health care providers. Most dislocations (90-98%) are anterior in nature and result from trauma sustained with the affected extremity abducted and externally rotated.