A 26-year-old woman presented to the emergency department (ED) with progressive confusion and recurrent falls. The patient reported having vomiting and diarrhea for 1 week and several falls 1 day before her...
Obesity is a known risk factor for severe SARS-CoV-2 infection in adults, whereas comorbidities affecting COVID-19 outcomes among children are less well defined.
Primary care physicians should be aware of several key points about the management of obesity, including how to address it during patient visits, how to treat it with pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic...
Bariatric surgery is the most successful weight management modality. Laparoscopic adjustable gastric band surgery is one bariatric surgical procedure developed for weight reduction in patients with morbid...
Obesity hypoventilation syndrome (OHS) is a potentially unrecognized complication of obesity that carries a significant health care burden and worrisome morbidity and mortality rates. OHS appears to be a...
A 60-year-old man presents for evaluation of abnormalities discovered during a biannual employment physical examination. The findings in question included obesity, abnormal blood glucose and glycated...
Obesity is particularly troublesome for young children because of both its health risks and the tendency of early weight issues to persist as the child ages.
