The Challenges of Caring for the Obese Patient

By Susan Gallagher

Regardless of the etiologies of a patients obesity, healthcare providers best serve the larger, heavier patient when they understand the patients complex clinical needs. The Challenges of Caring for the Obese Patient, by Dr. Susan Gallagher, is a case study-based text book that teaches multidisciplinary clinicians a humanistic approach to treating obese patients through education on relevant topics, including the following: fitness, critical care, sensitivity, weight loss surgery, childhood obesity, change theory, outcomes, skin injury, ethics, pain management and more.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0976852608
• ISBN13: 9780976852605
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: Matrix Medical Communications
• Length: 166 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 0.5" x 7.0"