Overview
Obesity is a common chronic condition that impairs one's
health and is defined in the Introduction
section. Other terms relating to obesity
are also defined in this section.
The prevalence of obesity regionally is high as reported by
The Global Nutrition Report (GNR) and World Obesity Federation (WOF). A detailed
discussion about this data is featured in the Epidemiology
section.
The Pathophysiology and Etiology sections provide an explanation on
the causes of the development of obesity.
Absolute risk status can be identified based on the presence
of certain disease conditions, obesity-associated diseases, cardiovascular
diseases and other factors and these are enumerated in the Risk Factors section.
Obesity_Disease Summary 2History and Physical Examination
Information that is necessary in diagnosing obesity should
be elicited and this is listed in the History
section.
In the Physical
Examination section, aside
from taking the patient’s blood pressure and assessing the mental status, anthropometric
measures to be taken to classify the severity of the patient’s obesity are
discussed.
Diagnosis
Several laboratory tests and
imaging modalities to be done to assess the comorbidities associated
with obesity are included in the Laboratory
Tests and Ancillaries and Imaging
sections.
Alternative diagnoses for obesity are in the Differential Diagnosis section.
Management
The goals of treatment, management strategies and advantages
of weight loss in obese patients are discussed in the Principles of Therapy section.
Factors to consider in choosing a therapeutic agent for
obese patients and drug options that may aid in the management of obesity such
as glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists, norepinephrine agents and
Orlistat are analyzed in the Pharmacological
Therapy section.
Several non-drug options to consider that may aid in the
management of obesity, which include diet restriction or modification, are
featured in the Nonpharmacological
section. Surgery (eg bariatric surgery,
metabolic surgery) is also a treatment option in severely obese patients, and
this is further elaborated in the Surgery section.
