Bariatric Surgery Case Study
Mr. McKinley is admitted for a Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery.
He has suffered from type 2 diabetes mellitus, hyperlipidemia,
hypertension, and osteoarthritis. Mr. McKinley has weighed over 250
lbs since age 15 with steady weight gain since that time. He has
attempted to lose weight numerous times but the most weight he ever
lost was 75 lbs, which he regained over a two-year period. He had
recently reached his highest weight of 434 lbs, but since...