Question

6. Describe the nursing and interprofessional management related to conservative and surgical therapies for obesity. 7. Describe the etiology, clinical manifestations, and nursing and interprofessional management of metabolic syndrome.

Answer 1

Nursing and interprofessional management related to conservative and surgical therapies for obesity:

Improving the patients choices of food habits and practices

Improving patients activities by scheduling the sports activities

Providing guidance in maintaining weight

providing support to change the patients behaviour to enhance compliance

Decreasing proportions of fat and saturated fats and energy dense food items

Planning for 3 main meals with the planned snacks

Sticking them to have regukar meal times

Help them to increase regular activity

Metabolic syndrome:

Metabolic syndrome is a condition in which cluster of symptoms present such as increase in blood pressure, blood glucose, triglycerides, body fat resulting in risk of getting cardiac diseases, stroke and diabetes

etiology:

Obesity and inactivity

Age

race

Cardio vascular diseases

fatty liver

polycystic ovarian syndrome

Symptoms:

usually asymptomatic

large waist circumference is an obvious sign

Increased thirst, urination, fatigue and blurred vision

Management:

Healthy eating habits and dietary style

Physically active

losing weight and maintaining normal weight

Quit smoking

stress management