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Be alert to the silent but serious comorbidities of obesity

| January 21, 2010 | 0 Comments

Dear Readers: In this issue of Bariatric Times, we present three articles that discuss frequent medical conditions that relate to the obesity disease and bariatric surgery. These conditions are osteoarthritis (OA), fatty liver infiltration/nonalcoholic steato-hepatitis (NASH), and marginal ulcerations (MUs).

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Five Minutes with… Walter Pories, MD, FACS, on Bariatric Surgery as an Option to Treat Diabetes

| January 21, 2010 | 1 Comment

Bariatric Times. 2010;7(1):8–9

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NEW COLUMN! Ask the Experts: Managing a Leak After Sleeve Gastrectomy

| January 21, 2010 | 3 Comments

Ask the Experts: Dilemmas in Bariatric Surgery This month’s dilemma: Managing a leak after sleeve gastrectomy This month’s expert: Kelvin Higa, MD Bariatric Times. 2010;7(1)10–11

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Treatment Considerations for Osteoarthritic Knee Pain in Patients with Obesity

| January 21, 2010 | 0 Comments

by James Choi, MD; Jonathan Schaffer, MD, MBA Bariatric Times. 2010;7(1):12–14

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The National Association of Bariatric Nurses (NABN) Sixth Annual Meeting and Conference

| January 21, 2010 | 0 Comments

The National Association of Bariatric Nurses (NABN) Sixth Annual Meeting and Conference Orlando, Florida, November 4–6, 2009 by Laurie D. McGinley, RN, MS, CNS-BC, APN, CBN Bariatric Times. 2010;7(1):15

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Nutrition in the Management of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver

Nutrition in the Management of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver

| January 21, 2010 | 0 Comments

by Jacqueline Jacques, ND Bariatric Times. 2010;7(1):18–22 This is a CE-accredited article. Instructions and post-test are at the end of the article. A downloadable PDF of instructions and post-test are also available here.

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Marginal Ulcers after Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass: Pain for the Patient…Pain for the Surgeon

Marginal Ulcers after Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass: Pain for the Patient…Pain for the Surgeon

| January 21, 2010 | 14 Comments

by Camellia Racu, MD, MPH; Amir Mehran, MD, FACS, FASMBS Bariatric Times. 2010;7(1):23–25

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The Relationship between Birth Order, Obesity, and Bariatric Surgery:  Preliminary Data Analysis

The Relationship between Birth Order, Obesity, and Bariatric Surgery: Preliminary Data Analysis

| December 17, 2009 | 0 Comments

by Sabrina Krum, MS; Cynthia Alexander, PsyD; and Craig Marker, PhD Ms. Krum is completing her doctoral work at Nova Southeastern University. Dr. Marker is a professor at Nova Southeastern University and the University of Miami. Dr. Alexander, is a psychologist with the Bariatric and Metabolic Institute at Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, Florida.

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Maximizing Skin Antisepsis in the Challenging Bariatric Patient

| December 17, 2009 | 0 Comments

by Charles E. Edmiston, Jr., PhD, SM (ASCP), CIC (CBIC) Dr. Charles Edmiston is Professor of Surgery and Hospital Epidemiologist at Froedtert Hospital/Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Director of the Surgical Microbiology Research Laboratory in the Department of Surgery, and fellow of the Infectious Disease Society of American, Surgical Infection Society, and the […]

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Implementation of a New Standard Practice for Pain Management—Reduced Narcotic Use among Bariatric Patients—Lessons Learned by a Bariatric Clinic

Implementation of a New Standard Practice for Pain Management—Reduced Narcotic Use among Bariatric Patients—Lessons Learned by a Bariatric Clinic

| December 17, 2009 | 0 Comments

by Tracy Martinez, RN, BSN, CBN Tracy Martinez, RN, BSN, CBN, is Program Director at the Wittgrove Bariatric Center in La Jolla, California. Bariatric Times. 2009;6(12):16–19

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