Obesity
Cardiopulmonary exercise testing: A contemporary and versatile clinical toolIt has a class I recommendation for evaluating dyspnea of uncertain cause and in candidates for heart transplant.
- Cardiopulmonary exercise testing February 2017
Errors occurred in Leclerc K. Cardiopulmonary exercise testing: A contemporary and versatile clinical tool Cleve Clin J Med 2017; 84:161–168.
- Which patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease should undergo liver biopsy?
Patients should undergo biopsy to guide management and prognosis if suspected of having steatohepatitis or fibrosis.
- Hypoglycemia after gastric bypass: An emerging complication
Post-gastric bypass hypoglycemia arises late and is probably more common than initially thought.
- Which bowel preparation should be used for colonoscopy in patients who have had bariatric surgery?
The authors routinely use low-volume (2-L) polyethylene glycol preparations in split-dose regimens.
- Pharmacotherapy for obesity: What you need to know
Weight-loss drugs are not magic pills, but they can help when used along with diet, exercise, and other lifestyle changes.
- It’s time to consider pharmacotherapy for obesity
Consider using chronic weight-loss medications as adjunctive therapy if lifestyle and behavioral strategies are ineffective.
- Update on the management of intestinal failure
Bowel resection can lead to inability to maintain nutritional homeostasis, a serious complication.
The intersection of obstructive lung disease and sleep apneaMany patients who have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or asthma also have obstructive sleep apnea, and vice versa.