This accessible guide to obesity and its clinical management provides clear, didactic, clinically focused guidance for all healthcare professionals involved in the treatment and management of patients with obesity, thus acting as a repository of essential practical knowledge. Num Pages: 204 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: MMZF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 173 x 9. Weight in Grams: 412. . 2013. 1st Edition. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Title: Practical Manual of Clinical Obesity
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Publication Date: 2013
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0470654767
ISBN 13: 9780470654767
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: New

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Practical Manual of Clinical Obesity provides practical, accessible and expert advice on the clinical diagnosis and management of obesity and will be your perfect go-to tool in the management of your patients.

Information is clear, didactic and attractively presented, with every chapter containing plenty of engaging text features such as key points, pitfall boxes, management flowcharts and case studies to enable a rapid
understanding of obesity diagnosis and management. Key clinical trials and major international society guidelines are referred to throughout.

Topics covered include:
• Assessment of the patient, including patient history, examination and investigations
• Patterns, risks and benefits of weight loss
• Evaluation of management options: diet, exercise, drugs, psychological treatments, and surgery
• Management of obesity related co-morbidities

Practical Manual of Clinical Obesity is ideal reading for endocrinologists of all levels, as well as all other health professionals who manage obese patients such as specialist nurses, dieticians, and GP’s with an interest in obesity management.

About the Author

Robert Kushner, Professor of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg
School of Medicine, Chicago, USA

Victor Lawrence, Consultant Physician, Endocrinology and Diabetes,
St Mary’s Hospital, Newport, Isle of Wight, UK

Sudhesh Kumar, Professor of Medicine, Warwick Medical School,
University of Warwick, UK

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