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Obesidad - Síntomas

Nombres alternativos

Obesidad mórbida; Gordo u obeso

Signos y exámenes:

El médico realizará un examen físico y hará preguntas acerca de la historia clínica, los hábitos alimentarios y la rutina de ejercicios.

Se pueden tomar medidas de pliegues cutáneos para verificar la composición del cuerpo.

Asimismo, se pueden realizar exámenes de sangre para buscar problemas tiroideos o endocrinos que podrían llevar al aumento de peso.

Fecha de revisión: 7/17/2007
Versión en inglés revisada por:Robert Hurd, MD, Professor of Endocrinology, Department of Biology, Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
Traducción y localización realizada por: DrTango, Inc

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Kaplan LM, Klein S, Boden G, Brenner DA, Gostout CJ, Lavine JE, Popkin BM, Schirmer BD, Seeley RJ, Yanovski SZ, Cominelli F. Report of the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) Institute Obesity Task Force. Gastroenterology. 2007;132(6):2272-5.

Tsai WS, Inge TH, Burd RS. Bariatric surgery in adolescents: recent national trends in use and in-hospital outcome. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2007;161(3):217-21.

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