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Morbid obesity
Definition:
The term morbid obesity refers to patients who are 50 - 100% -- or 100 pounds above -- their ideal body weight. Alternatively, a BMI (body mass index) value greater than 39 may be used to diagnose morbid obesity.
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Co-morbid: Pertaining to two or more disorders simultaneously.
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morbid
1. Pathologic or abnormal. 2. Having to do with, or characterized by, disease.
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Premorbid Sexual Functioning
An individual's past (pre-illness) sexual development, preferences, and experience are vital to assessment of sexual status.
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Its greatest morbidity resides in the fact that it affects normal daily activity of the child, affecting school and peer relations.
What are the symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome?
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TO COMBAT LOCAL MORBID PROCESSES"Fomentation to the back twice daily, followed by Heating Compress to spine. The Heating Compress may be applied at night and retained until morning.
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"Update: Outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome-Worldwide, 2003." Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 52 (March 28, 2003): 241-246, 248.
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Preterm birth is a leading cause of infant mortality and morbidity in the United States. Although the survival rates are greatly improved, morbidity associated with being born too soon and too small remains high.
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WEIGHT LOSS DRUGS ONLY APPROPRIATE FOR "MORBID OBESITY"
Question: I have seen ads on television for a new medicine for those of us who are definitely overweight.
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National Cancer Institute (NCI) - mission is to "lead a national effort to reduce the burden of cancer morbidity and mortality and ultimately to prevent the disease.
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People are defined as being "morbidly obese" if they have a BMI of over 40, or a BMI of 35 to 40 in the presence of other significant co-morbid conditions (such as diabetes or high blood pressure) that could be improved by weight loss.
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VALIANT trials (valsartan in acute myocardial infarction) Multinational morbidity and mortality trials to determine the effects of valsartan (Diovan) combined with, and compared to, ...
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Cancer Morbidity Investigations: Lessons from the Duluth Study of possible Effects of Asbestos in Drinking Water Environmental Research 1981; 25: 50-61.
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The HEMO Study, completed in 2002, tested the theory that a higher dialysis dose and/or high-flux membranes would reduce patient mortality (death) and morbidity (medical problems).
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Lead Poisoning
This Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report Dispatch details the case of a child who died as a result of lead poisoning after ingesting a small metallic charm...more ...
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ANNOUNCER: Obesity in the United States is reaching epidemic proportions with some 8 million Americans falling into the category of morbidly obese. Being morbidly obese puts individuals at an extreme risk for a host of serious medical conditions.
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"Compendium of Psittacosis (Chlamydiosis) Control, 1997." Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report 46 (18 July 1997): 1-13.
Gregory, D. W., and W. Schaffner. "Psittacosis." Seminars in Respiratory Infection 12, no. 1 (Mar. 1997): 7-11.
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Gastric outlet stapling may be indicated for the morbidly obese. Your primary care provider may want to refer you to a general surgeon for more information about this.
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CLINICAL ALERT: The National Institutes of Health in conjunction with the editors of several biomedical journals publish those bulletins on urgent cases by which timely and broad dissemination of results of clinical trials could prevent morbidity ...
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This clinic system was one of the first reorganizations of health care delivery that demonstrated a reduction in morbidity and mortality in the population. Dedicated to improving primary care, Dr.
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and quality of bone are reduced, leading to weakness of the skeleton and increased risk of fracture, particularly of the spine, wrist, hip, pelvis and upper arm. Osteoporosis and associated fractures are an important cause of mortality and morbidity.
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