1. The body mass index of the patient is 59.4. Body mass index is a measure of body fat using the height and weight of the patient. Calculating the BMI is completed by dividing the weight in kilograms by the height in meters squared.
BMI is a useful screening tool for obesity. It is not an absolute determination of obesity due to its areas of weakness which include elderly people who may have loss muscle mass and athletic people who have large muscle mass(19,Obesity). The patient has a BMI of 59.4. A normal weight person according to the BMI scale, should have a BMI between 18.5-24.9. This patient is 34.5 points above the higher end of the normal range.
2. Two types of gastric bypass surgeries include the Roux-en-y and the sleeve gastrectomy.
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It effectively assists patient to lose weight through the removal of approximately ¾ of the stomach. This removal of a portion of the stomach makes it a permanent surgery. The removal of this portion of the stomach causes greater gastric emptying and hormone changes such as in the level of ghrelin and insulin secretion. This procedure effectively reduces the amount food which can be consumed and the amount of calories and nutrients which can be absorbed (gastrectomy …show more content…
It occurs when solid food is dumped into small intestine without being digested. Dumping syndrome causes sweating, cramping, heart palpitations , dizziness and eventually diarrhea. The cause of dumping syndrome is not completely understood, but is linked to the size of the stomach and to poor eating following gastric bypass surgery .It can be subdivided into the categories of early or late. Early dumping syndrome generally occurs half an hour to one hour after eating. Late dumping syndrome occurs later in reaction to hypoglycemia and can result in fainting and loss of consciousness. The treatment for dumping syndrome is change in diet to limiting simple carbohydrates and increasing proteins and fats, dividing calories into smaller meals and lying down after meals when possible(18,gastric bypass
BMI-1 Autoantibody as a New Potential Biomarker for Cervical Carcinoma. The purpose of this study was to determine whether there was any correlation between elevated levels of the BMI-1 autoantibody and cervical carcinoma. In order to determine whether any correlation existed, the levels of the autoantibody BMI-1 in patients who had cervical carcinoma of varying stages and those who did not have cervical carcinoma were compared. Overexpression of BMI-1 has already been associated with certain cancers such as leukemia amongst others; this study was specifically looking at cervical carcinoma as a possible cause for the overexpression of BMI-1.
Nearly two-thirds of the United States population is overweight. There are several ways to determine if a person is obese or overweight. Experts say that a person’s body mass index is the best way to determine an adults weight in relation to their height. A BMI from 18.5 to 24.9 kg/m2 is considered normal, adults with a BMI of 25 to 29.9 kg/m2 are considered overweight. There are exceptions with peoples BMI, an athlete can have a high BMI and not be overweight or obese. Adults with a BMI of 30 kg/m2 or higher are considered obese. A person with a high BMI can have a normal amount of body fat if they have more muscle tissue. However, the risk of death and disease is increased for adults who are overweight and obese (Kolata 1)
...r height in metres, a healthy BMI for an adult is 18.5 to 25 and if you are classed as obese, your BMI is 30 or more. (Astrup 2009)
The overall aim of this quality improvement is to provide an improved assessment for defining if individuals are truly overweight or obese though utilising BMI measurements alongside BIA measurements. For those individuals who are border lining the outlines of the BMI cut off for assisted reproduction ranges from 29.1 to 30 kg/m2, to identify if the individual is carrying excess body fat or if the individual carry’s extra lean mass or excess bone density. Which in some cases these individuals could be refused treatment due to the assumptions
There are many different outcomes expected from this type of hypnotic treatment. Most vendors of hypnosis specify that it's purpose is not only lose weight but to also maintain that
Liposuction is also known as lipoplasty and liposculpture and is the most popular form of cosmetic surgery performed in the United States. Liposuction has been a means of contouring the body in one or more areas for the past twenty years. This surgery is mostly performed on women, but among men and older people, the surgery has become more popular. Also, this surgery has been classified as the rich person’s surgery (Pavlovich-Danis, 2001, p. 1). Liposuction begins by the surgeon making tiny incisions throughout the areas where the liposuction is going to be performed. Then the surgeon takes the cannula, narrow tube, and vacuums out the fat layer deep beneath the skin. The cannula then breaks up the fat cells by being pulled continuously back and forth throughout the skin. The broken up pieces of fat are then suctioned up by the cannula. The fat that is taken out is replaced by fluid, so that the patient does not go into shock ("New Image," 2001, p.2). Even after this surgery, the results are not guaranteed.
BMI is an inexpensive and simple way to determine if someone is in the normal weight range, overweight, or obese. The CDC stated that BMI is correlated with high body fatness and can be used as a screening tool but NOT a diagnostic of health of the individual. The equation to calculate BMI is weight (W) divided by height (H) squared, multiplied by 703 [(W/H2) x 703]. This equation might be inexpensive and simple, but does not consider the variables within a person’s body, such as body composition, belly fat, and hydration status. Methods such as the DXA scan, bioelectrical impedance, underwater weighing, and skinfold caliper testing are a few new ways to compute someone’s BMI. The DXA scan, although extremely accurate, is quite expensive with cost for scanning ranging from $59 to $399. The bioelectrical impedance is based on the fact that electricity flows differently through fat and lead body mass. The bioelectrical impedance machines send a small current through different parts of the body to calculate the body fat percentage. The machines do not measure belly fat and are sensitive to hydration status, which could fluctuate due to exercise. The underwater weighing machines were considered the standard prior to the creation of the DXA scan. It is within 2.7% accuracy of the DXA scan, but cannot be used in mass. The skinfold caliper test, generally the least expensive and widely available, does not measure belly fat and if not administered by a proper tester with the proper calipers, the test could be inaccurate. I believe the best course of action would be suing the bioelectrical impedance test in combination with the skin caliper pinch
The official definition of obesity, is having a BMI of greater than 29.9. (Obesity and overweight). For example for a 5’10” male, a weight of 160lbs would yield a BMI of 23.0. Perfectly within the BMI range of healthy weight, 18.5- 24.9. But if that 5’10” male weighed say 230lbs, they would have a BMI of 33.0, and would be considered Obese.
Weight loss, in the perspective of medicine, health, or physical fitness, is a decrease of the total body mass, due to a mean loss of fluid, body fat or adipose tissue and/or lean mass, namely bones mineral deposits, muscle, tendon, and other connective tissue. It can occur unintentionally due to an underlying disease or can arise from a conscious effort to improve an actual or perceived overweight or obese state. The search for the ideal weight loss operation began more than 50 years ago because exercise and diet alone is apparently ineffective in treating people with extreme and excessive obesity. Surgical pioneers expanded modern procedures that at first produced malabsorption then constrained volume intake, and finally combined both systems. Discrepancies, adjustments, and revisions of these innovative procedures, joint with concentrated efforts to go after and file results, have led to the growth and progress of modern bariatric surgery. More current research has the hormonal and metabolic effects of these procedures as the central point of view. Such discoveries at the cellular level will help widen the potential machine of weight loss and co morbidity reduction beyond the customary justification of reduced food consumption and malabsorption.
This can be attributed to excess vomiting, overuse of diuretics, adrenal disease, a large loss of potassium or sodium in a short amount of time, antacids, accidental ingestion of bicarbonate, laxatives, and alcohol abuse (Khan, Cherney, 2017).
The method I intend to utilize for this study involves the oral administration of a survey and the calculation of the subject’s individual BMI by a third party licensed clinician in order to maintain the rapport of the clinician and his/her patients. The participants of this survey will include a sample of the entire population of patients who are currently seeking further help for obesity. Each subject will be interviewed by their clinician by being asked a series of questions listed in the protocol of the survey.
"Obesity is defined as having an excessive amount of body fat" (Zeratsky). Obesity is not just about being overweight or eating unhealthy food. Obesity itself is much more complicated than that and has become a worldwide problem. People are considered obese if our body fat percentage is high enough and also if you are thirty-five pounds overweight (Hellmich). Body Mass Index is something a lot of doctors talk about in the health world and it is abbreviated BMI. BMI is how we measure if we are at a healthy weight or not. Determining if we are healthy or not based off of our BMI is not the best or most accurate way to go. Measuring by our BMI could tell us that we are healthy, but really our body's fat percentage could still be too high. Obesity is not just about being unhealthy and weighing a lot more than one should, they could weigh a normal amount and still be considered obese. Normal body weight is also obese as it was just pointed out. This is so, because while our weight is healthy, our body fat is high enough to be considered obese. No one is immune to obesity and it can occur at any age. With this being said, everyone should watch what they eat and get enough exercise throughout their lives.
The Body Mass Index (BMI) is a measurement tool that compares your height to your weight and gives you an indication of whether you are overweight, underweight or at a normal weight for your height.
When one hears the word obesity thoughts that may come to mind are overweight, big, or even unhealthy. "Obesity is defined as having a body mass index (BMI) of greater than 30" (Obesity).
There are different ways to determine your body composition and the risks that they involve. In this lab, body measurements are taken to find the body percent fat, waist-to-hip ratio, body mass index (BMI), and basal metabolic rate (BMR). Skin folds for the chest, abdomen, and thigh were taken for males, and triceps, iliac crest, and thigh for females. Age, height, and weight for each person were recorded as well as the waist and hip circumference.