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Clinically severe obesity is also known as?
morbid obesity
What is the definition of bariatric?
Bariatrics is the prevention of morbid obesity, and is often referred to when speaking of gastric bypass surgery. Morbid obesity is a great problem here in the US.
Is morbid obesity a disease?
Morbid Obesity is more of a condition than a disease. You can't 'catch' morbid obesity from someone else. Instead, you inflict it upon yourself by eating too much and exercising too little. Morbid obesity is defined as someone having a BMI of greater than 40. Luckily, it's fairly straightforward to treat. Simply reduce the calories you eat by having healthier meals and increase the exercise you do and you'll lose weight fairly rapidly.
Where can I find out more about morbid obesity surgery?
http://www.obeseinfo.com/ this is a website specifically for morbid obesity surgery tips and information. It gives information like expected weight loss, basic information, etc.
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Morbid obesity, refractory ADD/ADHD, narcolepsy
What is the term used to describe a person who is over fat?
Overweight, when things get too serious it is called obesity and sometimes morbid obesity.
What is the process to treat morbid obesity by reducing the size of the stomach?
This is called a Gastric Bypass
What weight is morbid obesity?
People are considered morbid obese when their BMI (body mass index) is over 40. Also when their 140 percent of their ideal body weight.
The condition of weighing two or three times or more the ideal weight?
Morbid obesity (MO)
A patient with morbid obesity undergoes a prostatectomy under general anesthesia. What physical status modifier would be added to the anesthesia code?
For a patient with morbid obesity undergoing a prostatectomy under general anesthesia, the physical status modifier that would be added to the anesthesia code is "P3." This modifier indicates that the patient has severe systemic disease, which in this case is due to the morbid obesity. It reflects the increased risk associated with anesthesia and surgery in such individuals.
The condition of weighing two or three times more than the ideal weight is called?
Morbid obesity
I would like to help my sister who suffers from morbid Obesity but I do not know how to address the topic?
You may want to get her involved with a professional nutritionist to help her deal with obesity issues.
