Bariatrics

health problems in the world. There are many options to get rid of obesity such as dietary intervention, physical activity and surgery. Bariatric surgery is procedure on stomach or intestines that help person with extreme obesity to lose weight, it recommended for people who have BMI with 40 or above, or a BMI of 35 with health problems. The most common types of bariatric surgeries are gastric bypass, sleeve gastrectomy and gastric banding. Each surgery has its own risk factors and benefits.…

Doctors or dentist performed surgeries for a long time, however some of the earliest uses of this was in trephining. According to the Science Museum The ancient Egyptians used this form of surgery to stop migraines. Trephining is cutting a hole into the skull to relieve pressure inside the skull. Today we are much more advanced and also know that surgery is not the only way to correct a problem. Sometimes we use things like physical therapy to remove a problem or aid somebody so that they do…

The Boons and Banes of Bariatric Surgery “Losing Weight Fast vs. The Inconvenience” The Trends of Bariatric Surgery Obesity has inflicted people due to the rise of high calorie products, which comprise the majority of food that we eat almost every day. This results to the increase of people developing various health problems like diabetes, hypertension, slow metabolism, coronary heart disease, and even cancer. There are more illnesses to mention and all rooted from being obese. Since obesity…

The meeting was to get the facility guidance on combining bariatric rooms and accessible rooms. Accessibility requirements in employee work areas were also discussed. 1. Bariatric v. accessible room design a. Dignity Health Design Guidelines indicates to provide bariatric patient rooms (10% of patient rooms). The facility prefers that bariatric rooms are also the code required accessible rooms. b. Dignity Health Bariatric Design Guidelines that do not meet Title 24 accessibility requirements…

public and prospective patients about bariatric surgery. Most of these misconceptions really have no basis and they are often founded on ignorance and falsehood. We are taught to fear and avoid what we cannot understand. And this general lack of knowledge about bariatric surgery hinders a lot of people who would benefit immensely from these weight loss procedures from seeking help. In this article, Bariatric Surgeon, Dr. Nagi Jean Safa aims to demystify bariatric surgery and provide…

Obesity is a disease What are the requirements that make something a disease? A disease is an abnormal condition that affects parts of the body or the whole body. What if obesity is considered to be a disease; in fact it does hinder parts of the body just like a disease does. In most recent studies obesity has been increasing at a fast rate. Most people believe obesity is something that can happen as a result of poor self choices. Although there are small disagreements with obesity being…

obesity, there is a clear uprise in theories, arguments, medications, etc. to combat it. The most significant and life changing is bariatric surgery. The American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery quote that there was a total of 196,000 operations in 2015, increasing by 17,000 since 2013 (2016). Once a patient and physician come to an agreement that bariatric surgery is a good choice for a patient, there are a number of options to decide from. The first option is gastric bypass…

Mr. C has type II diabetes, high blood pressure, high hyperlipidemia, sleep apnea and peptic ulcer as a result of being overweight. According to the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, to be qualified for bariatric surgery, the candidate must have the following: 1. BMI≥ 40 or more than 100 pounds overweight 2. BMI≥ 35 and at least one or more obesity-related comorbidities such as type II diabetes, hypertension, sleep apnea, and other respiratory disorders, nonalcoholic fatty…

The ethical dilemma I chose to discuss was about adolescent bariatric surgery. The ethical principle involved is beneficence vs nonmaleficence. The ethical issue involved, is knowing when is it okay to perform bariatric surgery on an adolescent patient. The surgeons have to weigh out the risks vs the benefits. Unfortunately, there is little known about the long term effects of bariatric surgery on teenagers. There could be many complications from noncompliance to malabsorption effects on growth…

Biliopancreatic Diversion), restrictive (eg. Vertical Banded gastrophoplasty and gastric balloons) and hybrid procedures (eg. Roux-en-Y gastric bypass)(Bingham et al 2013). The success in weight loss achieved by bariatric surgery makes it an attractive option for patients with PWS. Bariatric surgeries have been performed in PWS patients but with mixed outcomes (Heymsfield et al 2014). With Gastric Bypass, there is a weight loss of 6.5% after 1 year but only 2 % after 2 years. This is…