LEARN TO DETERMINATION OF THE LEVEL OF OBESITY

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TIPS ON RATIONAL CLINICAL DIAGNOSTIC MEDICAL EVALUATION OF CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS

Incremental medical analysis of children youth will certainly be displayed with suspected obesity ( see additionally table 1 ). where within your case, all steps can lead to firmly additional diagnostic method described in the very first stage of screening is to firmly classify the excess. weight. preferred clinical measures of body mass index ( bmi ). obesity in childhood and adolescence, according to firmly national guidelines that will be defined being a bmi ? percentile on your specific ninety-seven, kids and adolescents to firmly age and sex and 97 percentile values ​of bmi and between the very first ninety, are thought of obese 1. you'll be able to reference information of international bmi values ​and policy application within the presence on your country of reference 2. in patients with extra risk factors ought to thought of obese they usually have additional contributed to firmly the diagnosis and fastidiously. particularly in, bmi positive family history of obesity within the parent ( ( 2 kg/m2 per year ? crossing from step upward percentile, of bmi ) of bmi gain acceleration ? heart attack and stroke ( early onset of atherosclerosis ) or 30 kg / m 2 insult ? ought to lead to firmly fifty five of the very first or second degree a similar diagnostic procedures in patients with obesity. if there can be no extra risk factors name ought to be accessible, patient and family to firmly accompany, to firmly follow up at 12 months. a additional examination of youngsters and adolescents with obesity and obesity patients with extra risk factors for more than one of these following three the most purpose : to firmly verify the somewhat of obesity ( 1 ) ; removal on your underlying primary disease ( 2 ), and individual analysis ( 3 ) comorbidity ( eg, endocrine, metabolic, and orthopedic risk issue profile, respiratory, dermatology, psychiatry complications ).

Determinants of physical fitness in children with asthma

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DEFINITION ORTHOPEDIC

Two orthopedic conditions are of particular importance in pediatric obesity — Blount disease and
slipped capital femoral epiphysis. Both occur primarily in younger adolescents and preteens, and
both are disorders of the lower extremity. Both conditions may lead to a vicious cycle of overweight
making the orthopedic condition worse, while the raised barrier to physical activity that theconditions present then make the overweight condition worse, and so on. Both should be considered
orthopedic emergencies requiring surgical consultation because they can be crippling.
Blount disease (also known as Tibia vera, or Genu varum) presents as a bowing of the leg with
or without pain and limp. It consists of an abnormality in the growth of the medial portion of the
proximal tibia. It is unclear whether this abnormality is caused by excess weight placed on the
joint at a critical stage in development or whether it is an underlying condition that is aggravated
by the excess weight. Plain anterior–posterior x-rays of the leg characteristically show irregularity
of the growth of the proximal medial tibial physis, with beaking or a triangulation of the metaphysis.
Surgical correction is by osteotomy.
Slipped capital femoral epiphysis occurs when the epiphysis of the proximal femur slips off
the metaphysis posteriorly and medially secondary to increased weight on the cartilaginous growth
plate of the hip [39]. The classic patient is an overweight, hypogonadal boy with delayed bone age.
Symptoms include limp, hip or knee pain, and the typical antalgic gate, with the leg externally
rotated and abducted.

DEFINITION NEUROLOGICAL

Pseudotumor cerebri (benign intracranial hypertension) presents with headache, dizziness, diploplia,
and mild unsteadiness. It generally has a gradual onset and does not show localizing neurological
signs. If symptoms begin acutely, or if focal signs are present, other sources of raised intracranial
pressure must be sought. Phillips et al. studied the 10-year incidence of this disorder in a hospitalbased
series of children up to 18 years of age [38]. Obesity was associated with one-third of cases.
There was no gender predilection. One third of patients demonstrated some optic atrophy at follow
up [38]. Weight loss is recognized as the best treatment.

DEFINITION OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA HYPOVENTILATION SYNDROME

Obstructive sleep apnea hypoventilation syndrome is associated with obesity in adults. It is characterized
by snoring, irregular breathing with long pauses during sleep, and daytime tiredness. In
children, it can be confused with attention deficit disorder and other learning problems, as well as
depression. Rosen studied a group of 326 children who were referred for sleep studies and found
that although obesity was not the only cause of pediatric obstructive sleep apnea hypoventilation
syndrome, high BMI was twice as prevalent as expected (28%) in this population [37].

DEFINITION ASTHMA

Pianosi and Davis studied the pulmonary functions of children with asthma and found that overweight
and obese children were more likely to be overmedicated despite similar asthma severity
because of their perceived exercise intolerance [35]. The authors concluded that efforts should be
directed at understanding the reasons responsible for reduced exercise tolerance before escalating
pharmacologic treatment for asthma among the overweight [35]. Tantisira et al. studied pulmonary
function in a group of children with asthma and found that the ratio of forced expiratory volume
in 1 second to the forced vital capacity was inversely associated with BMI, but that other measures
of asthma severity were not independently associated with severity of overweight [36].