Bariatrics

A Bed for All Sizes: An Introduction to Bariatric Beds You may have heard of the benefits of bariatric beds and how it can help patients with weight challenges, but what does bariatric mean, really? The term bariatrics came from two Greek words: “baros” meaning weight and “iatrics” meaning treatment. It was first used around 1965 to refer to a branch of medicine that studies and practices ways to prevent and treat obesity. It also looks at the underlying causes of weight gain. Health and fitness

performed annually for severe obesity increased from 16,000 in the early 1990s to about 103,000 in 2003” (p. 1075). Bariatric surgery, like all major surgery, carries inherent risks, but due to the nature of the patients seeking these procedures standard risks can be compounded. Additionally, each unique bariatric procedure has different benefits and dangers. Generally speaking, bariatric procedures carry a high risk because the morbidly obese are at a higher likelihood of developing complications.

Bariatric Modifications Paper Advanced Therapeutic Exercise Autumn Emrick Some considerations we need to think about when treating patients who are obese would be use of exercises equipment, such as treadmills, balls, bikes, or elliptical machines. Depending on the patients weight most of the gym equipment may not be suitable due to weight restrictions. Generally equipment has a 300-350 pound weight limit. So when working with a bariatric patient you may want either know the equipment’s weight limits

In efforts to cut down weight, bariatric surgery presents a very effective and quite easy alternative. Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) and Sleeve Gastrectomy are two of the most popular methods of bariatric surgery practiced in the US and around the world. However, new findings show that these procedures have one major hazard that should be noted with caution: a risk to developing alcoholism. With an increasing number of people in the United States opting for sleeve gastrectomy, researchers from

Bariatric Surgery is derived from the Greek words "weight" and "treatment". Bariatric Surgeries are major gastrointestinal operations that seal off most of the stomach to reduce the amount of food one can eat and they rearrange the small intestine to reduce the calories the bodies can absorb. Weight loss operations fall into three categories. The first category is the Restrictive procedures make the stomach smaller to limit the amount of food intake. The second category is the Malabsorptive techniques

Equipment Challenges for Hospitalized Bariatrics Patients Seynor Massalee Kennedy Oakland University Being able to safely care for Bariatric patients is a nursing phenomenon of great importance. There is a safety concern amongst nurses and other health care worker when providing caring for Bariatric patient due to their immense body mass and the need of assistive devices and extra staff to carry on the task which are not often not readily available (Rose et al., 2010). There is also a

When reviewing the literature found during research on the Lewis J. Ort library database, bariatric surgery, when conducted on adolescents and children resulted in “effective early weight loss for morbidly obese adolescents, and that this weight loss results in clear improvements to metabolic as well as psychosocial outcomes” (Stefater, Jenkins, & Inge, 2012). Post bariatric outcomes are also quite similar to those of adults who have the same surgery “with Roux-en-Y gastric bypass producing the

3306 Professor Victoria Papa September 25, 2015 Unit 1 APA Bariatrics as a Discourse Community “Bariatrics is the branch of medicine that focuses on the causes, prevention, and treatment of obesity” (“Medical Dictionary,” 2015). Bariatric surgery is a specific discourse community connecting individuals through mutual interests, shared knowledge, and expertise of treating obese populations. The field of bariatric surgery is a discourse community with several purposes. It encourages

Contradicting argument: Bariatric surgery On the other hand, others don 't want to work that hard and they instead look for a short cut. In the situation would be Bariatric Surgery would seem like the best solution. What is Bariatric surgery? Based on the dictionary Bariatric survey is surgical procedures performed on the stomach or intestines to induce weight loss. There are four 4 procedures as of today but two are most popular such as the Roux-en-Y gastric bypass(found on 1892 by Dr. Cesar Roux)

Bariatric Surgery is surgery on the stomach of a person to help with serious signs of obesity. With this surgery there are many type of procedures that all causes you to loss weight but there are man type of ways to do so. Bariatric surgery also known as a type of weight loss surgery it is optional for people who have a bmi also known as body mass index only if greater than 40 you are considered obese. Your BMI is based on your height and weight. It's one way to see if you're at a normal healthy