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Quick Medical Diagnosis & Treatment
Obesity
Sections: Key Features, Essentials of Diagnosis, General Considerations, Demographics, Clinical Findings, Symptoms and Signs, Differential Diagnosis, Diagnosis, Laboratory Tests, Diagnostic Procedures, Treatment, Medications, Surgery, Therapeutic Procedures, Outcome, Complications, Prognosis, When to Refer, When to Admit, References,
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Topics Discussed: bariatric surgery; body mass index procedure; obesity; overweight.
Excerpt: | |  Excess adipose tissue; body mass index (BMI) = weight (in kg)/height (in m)2 > 30
Upper body obesity (abdomen and flank) of greater health consequence than lower body obesity (buttocks and thighs) Associated with health consequences, including diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia |
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