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EXAM 3: BARIATRIC SURGERY (2024) SCORED A+
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EXAM 3:BARIATRIC
SURGERY (2024)
SCORED A+
Evatee 8/28/24 BARIATRIC SURGERY
, EXAM 3: BARIATRIC SURGERY (2024) SCORED
A+
Popularity of Bariatric Surgery Answer - -increasing number of severely obese
persons (18 million people in 2010)
-increasing number of bariatric procedures (200,000 people in 2010)
Severe obesity and disease risks Answer - American Society for Metabolic and
Bariatric Surgery
-cancer
-GERD
-Gout
-type 2 DM
-CVD
-HTN
-mortality/quality of life
Incidence of diabetes by BMI Answer - high the BMI = higher risk incidence of
developing disease (diabetes)
- BMI 45 = 7.1
What is bariatric surgery? Answer - surgical treatment for morbid obesity and
obesity-related disease and conditions
-limit amount of food stomach can hold and/or limit amount of calories
absorbed
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