INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen How do I effectively share health and nutrition information with families whose backgrounds differ from my own? What are the cultural factors that affect the pediatric…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen What national policies have been proposed to improve obesity prevention? What are obesity-related messages that I can use in advocating for childhood obesity? What steps can…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen What is weight-based stigma? How can I become aware if I have a weight-based bias? What are the key factors in addressing advocacy at the patient…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen What are the factors that contribute to pathological weight gain resulting in severe obesity? How does the health care provider help decrease the blame and guilt…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen How can the pediatric health care provider use motivational interviewing (MI) to have more effective interactions with patients with obesity and their families? What is the…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen What are obesity-related comorbidities? What is an approach to addressing the psychosocial and medical comorbidities of obesity? What are the diagnostic criteria for prediabetes and type…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen How do I approach treatment for an adolescent with a body mass index (BMI) greater than 95% for age and gender? What specific lifestyle changes are…
Introduction Print Section Listen For many years, unconjugated bilirubin (UCB) was thought to be a useless waste product of heme catabolism, with no physiological function, but with potential toxicity. Toxicity…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen What constitutes a complete assessment of a child with obesity? How do I ensure that a child with obesity receives the proper evaluation for obesity and…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen How is physical activity defined? How can I assess physical activity and sedentary behavior in the clinical setting? What are developmentally appropriate physical activity recommendations? What…
