Robert Kushner, Victor Lawrence, Sudhesh Kumar

Practical Manual of Clinical Obesity (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Practical Manual of Clinical Obesity provides practical, accessible and expert advice on the clinical diagnosis and management of obesity and will be your perfect go-to tool in the management of your patients. Information is clear, didactic and attractively presented, with every chapter containing plenty of engaging text features such as key points, pitfall boxes, management flowcharts and case studies to enable a rapid understanding of obesity diagnosis and management. Key clinical trials and major international society guidelines are referred to throughout. Topics covered include: * Assessment of the patient, including patient history, examination and investigations * Patterns, risks and benefits of weight loss * Evaluation of management options: diet, exercise, drugs, psychological treatments, and surgery * Management of obesity related co-morbidities Practical Manual of Clinical Obesity is ideal reading for endocrinologists of all levels, as well as all other health professionals who manage obese patients such as specialist nurses, dieticians, and GP's with an interest in obesity management.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Seitenzahl: 208
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. März 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781118643556
• Artikelnr.: 38244699

Autorenporträt

Robert Kushner, Professor of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, USA Victor Lawrence, Consultant Physician, Endocrinology and Diabetes, St Mary's Hospital, Newport, Isle of Wight, UK Sudhesh Kumar, Professor of Medicine, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, UK

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
vii Part 1 The Biology of Obesity--Why It Occurs
1 Victor Lawrence
Section Editor 1 Energy Balance and Body Weight Homeostasis
3 2 The Genetic Basis of Obesity
13 3 Adipocyte Biology
25 4 Fetal and Infant Origins of Obesity
33 5 Metabolic Fuels and Obesity
41 Part 2 Clinical Management of the Obese Individual
51 Robert Kushner
Section Editor 6 Practical Guide to Clinical Assessment and Treatment Planning
53 7 Stages of Obesity and Weight Maintenance
63 8 Dietary Management
71 9 Physical Activity and Exercise
81 10 Behavior Therapy
91 11 Pharmacotherapy
99 12 Surgery
109 Part 3 Clinical Management of Obesity-Related Co-morbidities
121 Sudhesh Kumar and Milan K. Piya
Section Editors 13 Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases
123 14 Obesity and Reproductive Health
133 15 Gastro-intestinal and Hepatobiliary Disease
141 16 Respiratory Disease
149 17 Obesity and Cardiovascular Disease
157 18 Obesity: Mental Health and Social Consequences
167 19 Obesity and Musculo-skeletal Disease
175 20 The Obese Patient in Hospital
181 Conversion Table
187 Index
189