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Obesity, An Issue of Nursing Clinics
- 1st Edition, Volume 56-4 - November 10, 2021
- Editor: Angela Golden
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 8 3 5 2 2 - 0
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 8 3 5 2 3 - 7
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- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Contributors
- Forthcoming Issues
- Preface
- Key Causes and Contributors of Obesity: A Perspective
- Key points
- Obesity defined
- Causes of obesity
- Contributors to obesity
- Clinical relevance of understanding causes of obesity
- Clinical relevance of understanding contributors of obesity
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Pathophysiology of Obesity
- Key points
- Introduction
- Mechanisms of obesity pathogenesis
- Adipose tissue physiology and regulation
- Energy homeostasis
- Metabolic adaptation and defense of body fat mass
- Anatomic and metabolic effects of obesity
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Disclosure
- Weight Bias and Stigma: Impact on Health
- Key points
- Weight bias and stigma in specific environments
- Pediatric obesity bias
- Clinical implications
- Clinics care points
- Funding source
- Disclosure
- Helpful resources
- Web sites
- Current Evidence-Based Treatment of Obesity
- Key points
- Introduction
- Discussion
- Guidelines
- Nutrition
- Physical activity
- Behavioral intervention
- Pharmacotherapy
- Devices
- Bariatric Surgery
- Goals
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Disclosure
- The Influence of Obesity on Care of Adults with Cardiovascular Disease
- Key points
- Introduction
- Physiologic effects of obesity on the CV system
- Obesity paradox
- Influence of obesity on assessment
- Treatment
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Disclosure
- Obesity and Diabetes
- Key points
- Definitions
- Epidemiology
- Economic burden
- Pathophysiology
- Screening
- Diagnosis
- Treatment of obesity and type 2 diabetes
- Lifestyle modification
- Pharmacotherapy
- Antiobesity medications
- Metabolic surgery
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Disclosure
- Obesity and Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
- Key points
- Introduction
- Background of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
- Pathophysiology of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
- Diagnosis and screening recommendations
- Treatment of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and obesity
- Management of other comorbidities associated with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Obesity and Psychiatric Disorders
- Key points
- Overview
- Pathophysiology
- Bias
- Age and gender
- Depression and anxiety
- Severe mental illness
- ACES and PTSD
- SUD
- ADHD
- Medications
- Clinical implications
- Obesity treatment
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Disclosure
- Obesity and Sleep
- Key points
- What is happening in the United States with sleep?
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Obesity in the Critical Care Setting
- Key points
- Pathophysiology of obesity in the critically ill
- Sepsis
- Infections
- Respiratory
- Coronavirus disease 2019
- Pharmacokinetics
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Disclosure
- Obesity and Children
- Key points
- Introduction
- Definition and prevalence of pediatric obesity
- Health consequences associated with obesity in children and adolescents
- Genetics and epigenetics
- Considerations unique to children impacting obesity treatment
- Pediatric obesity treatment
- Implementation into pediatric practice
- Barriers to pediatric obesity care including myths
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Disclosure
- Obesity and Men's Health
- Key points
- Introduction
- Prevalence, incidence, and unsustainability
- Institutional influences affecting care
- Targeted interventions to reach men in the health care setting
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Disclosure
- Obesity in Women: Paying a High Price
- Key points
- Consequences of obesity labels and measures
- Obesity in childbearing
- Impact of obesity on the female reproductive system
- Social stigma for women
- Approaches to the diagnosis and management of obesity in women
- Clinics care points
- Systemic and Environmental Contributors to Obesity Inequities in Marginalized Racial and Ethnic Groups
- Key points
- Introduction
- Inequities in research
- Environmental factors contributing to obesity-related inequities
- Bias in health care
- Controllable versus uncontrollable factors
- Actionable steps
- Clinics care points
- Conclusion
- Disclosure
- Moving Toward Health Policy that Respects Both Science and People Living with Obesity
- Key points
- Introduction
- Historical perspective
- Scientific rigor and objectivity
- Bias and stigma
- Access to care
- Disparities
- Obesity in the COVID-19 pandemic
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- No. of pages: 240
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Volume: 56-4
- Published: November 10, 2021
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Hardback ISBN: 9780323835220
- eBook ISBN: 9780323835237
AG
Angela Golden
Affiliations and expertise
Owner, NP Obesity Treatment Clinic and NP from Home, LLC
www.npobesitytreatment.org
Assistant Professor (Ret), Northern Arizona University
Past President, American Association of Nurse Practitioners