Primary Care:Evaluation and Management of Obesity

Description:

Written by and for primary care professionals, this unique title presents step-by-step, evidence-based information for the assessment and treatment of patients who present with overweight or obesity. Highly practical and easy to use, Primary Care: Obesity helps you develop and hone the specific knowledge, skills, and clinical practices necessary to provide effective care to this highly prevalent and at-risk patient population. This comprehensive guide is an essential resource for today’s internal medicine and family medicine physicians, pediatricians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and other healthcare professionals who practice outpatient primary care. 

Table of Contents:

1 Obesity as a Disease

2 The Obesity Encounter

3 Assessment and Staging: Identification and Evaluation of the High-­Risk Patient

4 Comanagement of Obesity-­Related Comorbidities: Assessment, Treatment, and Monitoring

5 Dietary Treatment

6 Physical Activity Treatment

7 Behavioral Treatment

8 Obesity Pharmacotherapy

9 Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery

10 Care of the Post–Bariatric Surgery Patient

11 Pediatric and Adolescent Obesity

12 Practice Management

13 Team Care, Referrals, and Practice Resources

Appendix A: Resources for the Healthcare Professional

Appendix B: Quiz Questions