From someone that work in a general surgeon office that had surgeons that did bariatric surgery‚ I know some of the pro and cons of having this surgery done. Also there is some requirements that for some people it’s too much. Such having a psychiatric evaluation or seeing a dietitian. So this is how it would work in the office I worked in. When they would call the office they would have to go thru many questions. Such as is there any heart problems‚ psychiatric problems‚ weight‚ and height was
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Specifically‚ the member is 56 years old and has a body mass index of 46 kg/m2 associated with comorbid diseases of hypertension and sleep apnea. She has been cleared for the proposed bariatric operation from a mental health standpoint. A comprehensive bariatric program including nutritional and psychological components has evaluated the member. Provision of sleeve gastrectomy is consistent with the member’s condition and is consistent with standards of good medical practice
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Sleeve Gastrostomy. III. Thesis: There are different types of Gastric Bypass procedures that can help save lives not only for the person who is overweight‚ but for their loved ones as well. IV. Preview of main points: As someone who has had the surgery done and researched information on this topic‚ I would like to talk with you about the different types of Gastric Bypass procedures there are‚ and how it not only benefited myself‚ but how it benefits approximately 200‚000 people a year‚ not including
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expect is to lose is 22 pounds. Furthermore‚ they will only be able to maintain that loss as long as they continue the program permanently (Abdelkader Hawasli‚ M.D.‚ FACS‚ FICS‚ n.d.). The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has recommended bariatric surgery as the only proven way for morbidly obese patients to successfully lose weight (“Weight Control‚” 2010). There are several procedures that are available‚ two of which are the Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and the vertical sleeve gastrectomy. The
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Speech 107 Class 49 Adjustable Gastric Band Outline Topic: Lap band Surgery General Purpose: To inform people about lap band surgery Specific Purpose: Inform the audience on how lap band surgery works‚ comparison with other techniques‚ and band adjustments and diet after surgery. 1. Introduction A. Attention-Getter: According to the American Society for Metabolic Bariatric Surgery‚ bariatric surgery is not an easy option for obesity sufferers. It is a drastic step‚ a lifestyle
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LOM WEEK 3 The most common procedures done on the digestive system today are for weight loss the gastric bypass or bariatric surgery and the lap band procedure. Of these two‚ the lap band is considered the less invasive. Gastric bypass is done to reduce the size of the stomach to the size of a small pouch‚ able to hold only ounces of food or drink. The stomach is joined to the jujenum diverting food so it has a shorter distance to travel through the intestines. Two dangers of the gastric
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Stewart‚ M. April 28‚ 2011 Eng-105 Carpena‚ Heidi Analyzing a Concept (Weight Loss Epidemic) Weight-loss products and treatments have increased tremendously in our society‚ when diet pills and exercising does not work‚ people find other alternatives such as‚ lipotropic injections one of the latest weight loss solution‚ these injections reduces weight and increases energy with noticeable results‚ where as diet pills and fitness sometimes fail. Lipotropic injections are a combination of
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ROBOTIC SURGERY Robotic surgery‚ computer-assisted surgery‚ and robotically-assisted surgery are terms for technological developments that use robotic systems to aid in surgical procedures. Robotically-assisted surgery was developed to overcome the limitations of minimally-invasive surgery and to enhance the capabilities of surgeons performing open surgery. In the case of robotically-assisted minimally-invasive surgery‚ instead of directly moving the instruments‚ the surgeon uses one of five
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ADVANCED SENSOR AND INSTRUMENTATION VIRTUAL SURGERY M.K.Arun Kalasalingam University Krishnankovil-626 190.Tamilnadu.India Phone : 04563 - 289042/43/44 Fax No: 04563 - 289322 Email Id: info@kalasalingam.ac.in ABSTRACT Rapid change is under way on several fronts in medicine and surgery. Advance in computing power have enable continued growth in virtual reality‚ visualization‚ and simulation
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Terminology (CPT) Coding System Chapter 11‚ CPT Surgery I Lesson Overview This chapter provides an overview of the CPT Surgery section and covers its guidelines. The chapter also focuses on the CPT Surgery General and Integumentary System subsections. Lesson Objective Define key terms. Explain the organization‚ format‚ and content of the CPT Surgery section. Interpret CPT surgery section guidelines and modifiers. Interpret CPT surgery coding notes for the General and Integumentary
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