© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017Andrew Loveitt, Margaret M. Martin and Marc A. Neff (eds.)Passing the Certified Bariatric Nurses Exam10.1007/978-3-319-41703-5_9 9. Preoperative Evaluation of the Bariatric Surgery Patient William Stembridge1 (1) Department of General Surgery, Rowan University,…
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017Andrew Loveitt, Margaret M. Martin and Marc A. Neff (eds.)Passing the Certified Bariatric Nurses Exam10.1007/978-3-319-41703-5_8 8. Restrictive Versus Malabsorptive Procedures in Bariatric Surgery William Stembridge1 (1) Department of General Surgery, Rowan University,…
Fig. 6.1 Basic anatomy of the GI tract 6.1 Esophagus The esophagus is divided into three regions: cervical (C6 to T1), thoracic (T1 to the esophageal hiatus of the diaphragm),…
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017Andrew Loveitt, Margaret M. Martin and Marc A. Neff (eds.)Passing the Certified Bariatric Nurses Exam10.1007/978-3-319-41703-5_2 2. Introduction to Bariatric Surgery Marc A. Neff1 (1) General Surgery, Kennedy Health Alliance, Cherry Hill, NJ, USA…
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017Andrew Loveitt, Margaret M. Martin and Marc A. Neff (eds.)Passing the Certified Bariatric Nurses Exam10.1007/978-3-319-41703-5_4 4. The Obesity Epidemic Eve Bruneau1 (1) Department of General Surgery, Rowan University, Stratford, NJ, USA …
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017Andrew Loveitt, Margaret M. Martin and Marc A. Neff (eds.)Passing the Certified Bariatric Nurses Exam10.1007/978-3-319-41703-5_1 1. Introduction to Passing the Certified Bariatric Nurse Exam Andrew Loveitt1 (1) Department of General Surgery, Rowan…
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017Andrew Loveitt, Margaret M. Martin and Marc A. Neff (eds.)Passing the Certified Bariatric Nurses Exam10.1007/978-3-319-41703-5_3 3. The History of Metabolic Surgery Wiliam Stembridge1 (1) Department of General Surgery, Rowan University, Stratford, NJ,…
BMI categories BMI Underweight <18.5 Normal weight 18.5–24.9 Overweight 25–29.9 Obese >30 Table 5.2 Absolute and relative contraindications to bariatric surgery [1, 2] Absolute Relative Contraindications to general anesthesia Uncontrolled…
Syphilis Natural history of untreated syphilis Syphilis is caused by the spirochete bacterium, Treponema pallidum, which enters the body through miniscule breaks in the skin of the external genitalia that…
Testicular cancer is the most common malignancy in men in the 20–40-year age group. The germ-cell tumors (GCTs) are the most prevalent type of testicular cancer. Their incidence has risen…
