Guest guest Posted May 9, 2006 Report Share Posted May 9, 2006 Absorption - Process by which digested food is abosorbed by the lower part of the small intestine into the booldstream Adipose - Fatty; pertaining to fat Anastomosis - Surgical connection between two structures Bariatric - Pertaining to weight or weight reduction BMI - Body Mass Index - Method of calculating degree of excess weight. Based on weight and body surface area Cardiovascular - Pertainint to heart and blood vessels Clinically severe obesity - Body Mass Index of 40 or more, which is roughly equivalent to 100 pounds or more over ideal body weight; a weight level that is life risking. Also known as Morbid Obesity Co-Morbid - Associated illnesses (i.e., arthritis, hypertension) disabling conditions associated with clinically sever obesity or obesity-related health conditions Colon - Large intestin beginning at the end of the small intestine and ending at the rectum Contraindications - Any sumptom or circumstance indicating the inappropriateness of an othewise advisable treatment (i.e., alcholism; drug dependency; severe depression; sociopathic (antisocial)personality disorder) Criteria - Defines potential candiate for surgery Digestion - Process by which food is broken down by stomach and upper small intestine into absorbable forms Dilation - Process of enlarging a passage or anastomosis Disease - Process injurious to health and/or longevity Divided Gastric Bypass - Operation providing a tool for management of clincially sever obesity Dumping syndrome - Uncomforable feeling of nausea, lightheadedness, upset stomach, diarrhea, associated with ingestion of sweets, high- calorie liquids or dairy products Duodenum - First 12 " of small intestine immeditatly below stomach. Bile and pancreatic fluids flow into duodenum through ducts from liver and pancreas respectively Gastric - Pertaining to stomach Gastric Bypass - Operation designed to make non-functional a portion of the stomach Gastrointestinal - Petaining to stomach or intestine Gastrojejunostomy anastomosis - Upper connection of the Gastric Bypass operation Gastoplasty - Operation for mobid obesity which reshapes the stomach Genetic - Pertains to transmitted hereditary characteristics Hernia - A weakness in the abdominal wall resulting in a detecable bulge Herniation - Process in which a hernia is formed Hyperosmolaity - Presence of highly concentrated substances capable of producing dumping syndrome Hypertension - High blood pressure Ileum - Ten feet of small intestine, responsible for absorption Jejunum - Ten feet of small intestine, responsible for digestion Kilogram - Measure of weight equal to 2.2 pounds Laparscopy - Method of visualizing and treating intra-abdominal problems with long fiber-optic instruments Morbid - Pertaining to disease, illness, increased risk of death Morbid Obesity - Body Mass Index of 40 or more, which is roughly equivalent to 100 pounds or more over ideal body weight; a weight level that is life risking Mortaility - Pertaining to death Multi-disciplinary - Team approach to evaluation and treatment of clinically sever obesity; includes surgical, internal medicine, nutrition, psychiatric, and exercise physiology assessment and treatment NIH - National Institutes of Health NIH Consensus Report - Summaries of meetings regarding clinically severe obeseity and assment and treatment of obesity; issued periodically by NIH Obesity - Pertaining to excessive weight or adipose tissue Obstructions - Narrowing of an anastomosis or segment of gastrointestinal tract which retards normal passage of food or waste materials Psychotherapy - Evalution and treatment of mentally related disorders Pulmonary - Pertains to lungs Roux-en Y Gastric Bypass - A surgical method of reconnecting the stomach and upper small intestines in roughly a Y shape Staples - Surically sterile devices for connecting tissue; usually permanent and made of stainless steel or titanium Strictures - Narrowing of anastomosis or section of intestine, often related to scarring or ulcers Therapy - Treatment Type 2 Diabetes - A disorder of glucose and insulin metabolism VBG - Vertical Banded Gastroplasty: A type of oepration to treat clinically sever obesity. Reshapes and restricts the stomach Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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