Hania González

Managing Patients with Obesity (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This is a concise and timely review, which discusses the background of obesity, preventative care, medical and surgical treatment options, and long-term support for patients with obesity. Busy healthcare professionals who want a rapid review of obesity as well as a summary of the most recently approved surgical devices and medical therapies will benefit from this succinct guide.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer International Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 89
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. Februar 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9783319123318
• Artikelnr.: 44616797

Autorenporträt

Hania González, MD, is Professor of Clinical Nutrition at La Salle Medicine School in México City, Mexico. She trained in medicine at the same Institution and a Master in Clinical Nutrition at Anáhuac University, México. She is Vicepresident of FUNSIME (Obesity, Diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome Foundation) a non-lucrative association in México. Her main clinical activity is at Médica Sur Hospital in México managing patients with obesity, chronic diseases, cancer, and malnutrition. She is speaker for nutritional laboratories and she organizes medical-nutritional congresses to increase medicine students interest on nutrition concerns.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction to obesity.- understanding a patient with obesity.- preventative care and behaviour modification.- medical management of the patient with obesity.- surgical management of the patient with obesity.- long-term support for the patient with obesity.

Rezensionen

"This is a concise review of obesity, including its background, prevention, and medical and surgical care. ... The audience is clinicians, although the book also would be very useful for students and those in training. ... it highlights important points that clinicians need to know. Overall, a useful read." (Heather Huang, Doody's Book Reviews, April, 2016)