Assessment of an obese patient
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Assessment of an obese patient 
Obesity not associated with adverse hip replacement outcomes- Obese patients: same benefit, more complications from lumbar fusion
- Complications after knee replacement higher in obese patients, but still low
Rimonabant for overweight or obesity- Bariatric surgery for non‐alcoholic steatohepatitis in obese patients
- Conservative (non-surgical) treatment of obesity
- Interventions to change the behaviour of health professionals and the organisation of care to promote weight reduction in children and adults with overweight or obesity: Cochrane systematic review
- Obese and nonobese patients have comparable outcomes after knee replacement
- Obese bipolar patients lose weight with lamotrigine
- Interventions for the management of obesity in people with bipolar disorder
- Long-term pharmacotherapy for obesity and overweight: Cochrane systematic review
- Bariatric surgery (obesity surgery)
- No association between obesity and long-term outcomes of partial knee arthroplasty
- Weight‐neutral interventions for people with obesity and the perspective of patients, carers and healthcare professionals: a mixed methods review
- BMI poor predictor of mortality in patients with CAD
- Preoperative assessment
- Obesity as an independent risk factor for COVID‐19 severity and mortality
- Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH)
- Intragastric balloon for obesity
- Assessing a patient with an abnormal liver function test result
- Semaglutide is associated with an increased risk of optic neuropathy
- Clinical assessment of signs and symptoms still guides cellulitis diagnosis
- Tracheal intubation with a flexible intubation scope versus other intubation techniques for obese patients requiring general anaesthesia
- Transtheoretical model stages of change for dietary and physical exercise modification in weight loss management for overweight and obese adults: Cochrane systematic review
- Weight loss and health-related quality of life
- Overweight and obesity in children
- Low-quality evidence on weight loss interventions in elderly patients
- Supraglottic airway devices versus tracheal intubation for airway management during general anaesthesia in obese patients
- Interventions for weight loss in people with chronic kidney disease who are overweight or obese
- Metformin may improve knee pain in adults with overweight or obesity and no diabetes
- Bariatric surgery associated with fewer cardiovascular events and deaths
- Male hypogonadism and hormone replacement
- Metformin monotherapy for type 2 diabetes mellitus: Cochrane systematic review
- Weight loss interventions for chronic asthma
- Lifestyle education in type 2 diabetes
- Green tea for weight loss and weight maintenance in overweight or obese adults
- Alcoholic liver disease (ALD)
- Maternal obesity and infant outcomes
- Metformin in obese or overweight children: limited data, modest reduction in BMI
- Assessment of nutritional status in the elderly
- Combination of resistance and aerobic exercise best for obese elderly persons
- Weight loss to treat urinary incontinence in overweight and obese women
- Surgery for weight loss in adults
- Pharmacotherapy for weight loss in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus
- Rimonabant: weight loss at risk of serious adverse events
- Antipsychotic switching for people with schizophrenia who have neuroleptic‐induced weight or metabolic problems
- Interventions for weight reduction in obesity to improve survival in women with endometrial cancer
- Early adenotonsillectomy and watchful waiting both options for children with sleep apnea
- Chronic coronary syndrome (coronary heart disease)
- Direct oral anticoagulants
- Group based training for self-management strategies in people with type 2 diabetes mellitus
- Chronic heart failure
- Weight reduction improves mild sleep apnea
- Osteoarthritis of the hip and knee
- Dyspeptic symptoms and endoscopic findings not closely associated
- In patients with Pickwick syndrome, NIV and CPAP more effective than lifestyle change
- Exercise for glycaemic control in women with gestational diabetes mellitus
- Amenorrhoea
- Assessment of ventricular hypertrophies from an ECG
- Brief interventions for risky use of alcohol
- POCUS-measured jugular venous pressure can accurately predict elevated central pressure
- Compression stockings unnecessary for inpatients who undergo elective surgery
- Abnormal menstrual bleeding
- Glucagon-like peptide analogues (GLP-1 analogues) for type 2 diabetes
- Dyspnoea
- Dieting to reduce body weight for controlling hypertension in adults: Cochrane systematic review
- Groin pain
- CPAP modestly reduces blood pressure in patients with OSA
- USPSTF: No recommendation for lipid disorder screening in patients 20 years or younger (I recommendation)
- Anti‐inflammatory medications for obstructive sleep apnoea in children
- A patient with intellectual disability (ID) in a medical consultation
- No benefit to extended VTE prophylaxis with apixaban in hospitalized medical patients (ADOPT)
- Diet, exercise, drugs may prevent diabetes in high-risk patients
- Pharmacological glucocorticoid treatment
- Effective strategies for the prevention of preeclampsia and pregnancy-induced hypertension