Conditions That Are A Risk For Medical Treatment

Obesity in the UK is proving to be a huge strain on the NHS, as individuals tend to have multiple comorbidities associated with being overweight. Bariatric surgery has been found to be an effective way of managing the financial strain by reducing the incidence of comorbidities in individuals’ post-surgical weight loss. Factors such as Human Rights Law, the NHS constitution and the Bioethical principals for good practice point to the benefits for all morbidly obese patients to be provided with bariatric surgery, however there are further opinions to suggest this is only treating the symptom and not the cause.

Obesity is defined as a medical condition in which excess body fat has accumulated to the extent that it may have an adverse effect on health, leading to reduce life expectancy and/or increased health problems. “The problem of obesity is increasing in the United States. Understanding the impact of social inequalities on health has become a public health priority in the new millennium. Social, political, and economic factors now are acknowledged to be "fundamental" causes of disease that affect behavior, beliefs, and biology.” (Goodman, 2003)  In the United States today, obesity has become an enormous problem. In the last 3 decades, the number of people overweight has increased dramatically. Obesity has not always been seen as a medical

This essay aims to discover and analyse adult obesity as a challenging public health issue in England as it has a detrimental effect on the society. The rationale for choosing adult obesity as a public health issue is to comprehend and develop the knowledge of obesity and its impact on individual’s health and wellbeing to better meet the needs of an obese adult in clinical practice. Obesity will be defined, its trends and the biopsychosocial factors that contribute to an individual’s health and wellbeing will be discussed along with the health inequalities. Furthermore, this assignment will highlight relevant policies and legislation aimed at addressing the health risk and needs of an obese adult. Lastly, this essay will explain the role of a nurse in both promoting and assessing of the health requirements of obese adult and then the conclusion will be drawn summarising the key points of the essay.

The client will need a consultation with a dietician. A dietician will teach the client the appropriate foods

Obesity is not only a cosmetic problem; it is also a health hazard. People eating themselves to sickness are a disgrace. It is a choice that many will continue to make. Not listening to the doctor and just sneaking by on the hospital visits is not going to be the outcome every time. “People who are overweight or obese are at an increased risk for chronic disease compared to normal-weight individuals” (“Weight Loss”), and problems get extremely severe; “40 percent of overweight people are twice as likely to die prematurely, compared to a normal-weight person” (“Weight Loss”). Doctors tell patients everyday they need to change their diets and the answer is always the same “I will next time,” well maybe there might not be a next time?

Major disincentives exist for NHs who must increase trained staff along with facility upgrades to accommodate obese residents. Obesity bias with the systems of healthcare may be a factor of these findings, a prejudice and discrimination particularly MO residents. The study of obesity compared to the factors of patient care and the relationship to NHs with higher deficiency rates and potentially providing lesser or substandard quality of care. While the study does not address the financial costs of adjustments to facilities and changes in staffing requirements to accommodate obese patients, it does highlight the same need for change to deal with epidemic proportions of obesity and what that may

With the development of medical sciences, mortality and morbidity related to medical treatment and management has reduced. Further effort to reduce this further is an ongoing process (Subhash, 2005). Unforeseen and expected complications and even death do occur during the

The AMA’s ruling to have obesity classified as a disease is in fact a way to receive more federal dollars and to accomplish this they get obesity treatments covered under government health plans. The way federal government, health care payers, as well as confidential insurers cover obesity will modify and open up various treatment alternatives for obese patients with financial support for anti-obesity initiative. With more than a third of U.S adults obese, the AMA’s Council on Science and Public Health cautioned that labeling obesity as a disease could deepen patient and provider dependence on surgical treatments and pharmacological to attain a specific body weight and they will persist on a path to obesity if they do not foster a healthy lifestyle due to detracting.

What is not widely known is that the risk of health problems can start with someone who is slightly overweight and that the likelihood of problems with increases as someone becomes more and more overweight. These conditions can eventually cause long-term suffering for individuals and families, not to mention the costs for the health care can be extremely high. The number of things that can impact people’s health caused by obesity can increase including:

In recent times, obesity has come to be regarded an issue that needs prompt intervention. This book thoroughly reviews a number of approaches that can be adopted to prevent obesity from a public health perspective. In its 4th chapter, the book critically evaluates the various health consequences of obesity. This text can be viewed as an update of its previous edition. This has the effect of enhancing its credibility.

Obesity is being hailed as a global pandemic by academics (Boyd A Swinburn, 2011) and the effects that this has on healthcare systems in the UK is of increasing concern. Not only does obesity cause issues with mobility, it also plays a large part in a multitude of health issues such as diabetes type 2, coronary heart disease, cancer, hypertension, stroke, joint problems and mental health conditions such as depression and low self-esteem. (NHS, 2016) In a report published in 2007 in a journal named Obesity Reviews, it is stated that “The direct cost of overweight and obesity to the NHS is

Obesity problems, which one-third of Americans struggle with, is a “HUGE” problem in our society, no pun intended. The problems they encounter are numerous, including being bullied, low self-esteem, and often are the subject of jokes, such as the one often used by children, “fatty, fatty two by four, can’t get in the kitchen door!”. Being obese not only comes with mental and social issues, but there are also health and financial problems - whether you are not able to get a job because of the way you look or develop health issues such as heart disease or diabetes. Having to purchase two plane tickets because the seats are too small for an obese person is an unfair practice.

Obesity in this day and age is a dilemma that most people know very little about and do not seem to care. In today’s world “obesity is a health problem affecting rich and poor, educated and uneducated, Westernized and non-Westernized societies” with a growing percentage of people claiming disability because of it (“Genes Are Not Destiny"). In recent news there has been a case where the EU court has ruled that obesity could be a disability in certain circumstances because of a "male childminder in Denmark who says he was sacked for being too fat". The EU court claimed that "if obesity could hinder "full and effective participation" at work then it could count as a disability" ("Obesity 'Could be a disability'"). This isn't the first time

The first major challenge when deciding whether to prolong life is the question of will this help or cure the illness? Sometimes continuing life this way will only make suffering longer. In some cases, it is not as good as it sounds because of the side effects that come along with this decision. One side effect is that prolonging life can disrupt a person 's quality of life. Christiaan Barnard says that, “ I have learned from my life in medicine that death is not always an enemy. Often it is a medical treatment. Often it achieves what medicine cannot achieve-it stops suffering” (Jones p.1). Although, there are cons to prolonging life there are also pros. When a patient is having their life prolonged, their health might end up returning to its normal state or an even better state.

Seventy five patients were assessed for eligibility. Sixty seven were successfully consented and enrolled. Seven patients were dropped from postoperative follow up. Sixty patients successfully completed the study (figure 1). There were no significant differences between groups in demographic data (age, weight and sex) and duration of surgery (p> 0.05) (table 1).