Snowcrystal
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I have been trying to do all sorts of research on Gastric Bypass and came across this and thought it be of help to new people:
GASTRIC BYPASS GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Absorption - Process by which digested food is abosorbed by the lower part of the small intestine into the booldstream
Adipose - Fatty; pertaining to fat
Anastomosis - Surgical connection between two structures
Bariatric - Pertaining to weight or weight reduction
BMI - Body Mass Index - Method of calculating degree of excess weight. Based on weight and body surface area
Cardiovascular - Pertainint to heart and blood vessels
Clinically severe obesity - Body Mass Index of 40 or more, which is roughly equivalent to 100 pounds or
more over ideal body weight; a weight level that is life risking. Also known as Morbid Obesity
Co-Morbid - Associated illnesses (i.e., arthritis, hypertension) disabling conditions associated with clinically sever obesity or obesity-related health conditions
Colon - Large intestin beginning at the end of the small intestine and ending at the rectum
Contraindications - Any sumptom or circumstance indicating the inappropriateness of an othewise advisable treatment (i.e., alcholism; drug dependency; severe depression; sociopathic (antisocial)personality disorder)
Criteria - Defines potential candiate for surgery
Digestion - Process by which food is broken down by stomach and upper small intestine into absorbable forms
Dilation - Process of enlarging a passage or anastomosis
Disease - Process injurious to health and/or longevity
Divided Gastric Bypass - Operation providing a tool for management of clincially sever obesity
Dumping syndrome - Uncomforable feeling of nausea, lightheadedness, upset stomach, diarrhea, associated with ingestion of sweets, high-calorie liquids or dairy products
Duodenum - First 12" of small intestine immeditatly below stomach. Bile and pancreatic fluids flow into duodenum through ducts from liver and pancreas respectively
Gastric - Pertaining to stomach
Gastric Bypass - Operation designed to make non-functional a portion of the stomach
Gastrointestinal - Petaining to stomach or intestine
Gastrojejunostomy anastomosis - Upper connection of the Gastric Bypass operation
Gastoplasty - Operation for mobid obesity which reshapes the stomach
Genetic - Pertains to transmitted hereditary characteristics
Hernia - A weakness in the abdominal wall resulting in a detecable bulge
Herniation - Process in which a hernia is formed
Hyperosmolaity - Presence of highly concentrated substances capable of producing dumping syndrome
Hypertension - High blood pressure
Ileum - Ten feet of small intestine, responsible for absorption
Jejunum - Ten feet of small intestine, responsible for digestion
Kilogram - Measure of weight equal to 2.2 pounds
Laparscopy - Method of visualizing and treating intra-abdominal problems with long fiber-optic instruments
Morbid - Pertaining to disease, illness, increased risk of death
Morbid Obesity - Body Mass Index of 40 or more, which is roughly equivalent to 100 pounds or more over ideal body weight; a weight level that is life risking
Mortaility - Pertaining to death
Multi-disciplinary - Team approach to evaluation and treatment of clinically sever obesity; includes surgical, internal medicine, nutrition, psychiatric, and exercise physiology assessment and treatment
NIH - National Institutes of Health
NIH Consensus Report - Summaries of meetings regarding clinically severe obeseity and assment and treatment of obesity; issued periodically by NIH
Obesity - Pertaining to excessive weight or adipose tissue
Obstructions - Narrowing of an anastomosis or segment of gastrointestinal tract which retards normal passage of food or waste materials
Psychotherapy - Evalution and treatment of mentally related disorders
Pulmonary - Pertains to lungs
Roux-en Y Gastric Bypass - A surgical method of reconnecting the stomach and upper small intestines in roughly a Y shape
Staples - Surically sterile devices for connecting tissue; usually permanent and made of stainless steel or titanium
Strictures - Narrowing of anastomosis or section of intestine, often related to scarring or ulcers
Therapy - Treatment
Type 2 Diabetes - A disorder of glucose and insulin metabolism
VBG - Vertical Banded Gastroplasty: A type of oepration to treat clinically sever obesity. Reshapes and restricts the stomach
I have been trying to do all sorts of research on Gastric Bypass and came across this and thought it be of help to new people:
GASTRIC BYPASS GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Absorption - Process by which digested food is abosorbed by the lower part of the small intestine into the booldstream
Adipose - Fatty; pertaining to fat
Anastomosis - Surgical connection between two structures
Bariatric - Pertaining to weight or weight reduction
BMI - Body Mass Index - Method of calculating degree of excess weight. Based on weight and body surface area
Cardiovascular - Pertainint to heart and blood vessels
Clinically severe obesity - Body Mass Index of 40 or more, which is roughly equivalent to 100 pounds or
more over ideal body weight; a weight level that is life risking. Also known as Morbid Obesity
Co-Morbid - Associated illnesses (i.e., arthritis, hypertension) disabling conditions associated with clinically sever obesity or obesity-related health conditions
Colon - Large intestin beginning at the end of the small intestine and ending at the rectum
Contraindications - Any sumptom or circumstance indicating the inappropriateness of an othewise advisable treatment (i.e., alcholism; drug dependency; severe depression; sociopathic (antisocial)personality disorder)
Criteria - Defines potential candiate for surgery
Digestion - Process by which food is broken down by stomach and upper small intestine into absorbable forms
Dilation - Process of enlarging a passage or anastomosis
Disease - Process injurious to health and/or longevity
Divided Gastric Bypass - Operation providing a tool for management of clincially sever obesity
Dumping syndrome - Uncomforable feeling of nausea, lightheadedness, upset stomach, diarrhea, associated with ingestion of sweets, high-calorie liquids or dairy products
Duodenum - First 12" of small intestine immeditatly below stomach. Bile and pancreatic fluids flow into duodenum through ducts from liver and pancreas respectively
Gastric - Pertaining to stomach
Gastric Bypass - Operation designed to make non-functional a portion of the stomach
Gastrointestinal - Petaining to stomach or intestine
Gastrojejunostomy anastomosis - Upper connection of the Gastric Bypass operation
Gastoplasty - Operation for mobid obesity which reshapes the stomach
Genetic - Pertains to transmitted hereditary characteristics
Hernia - A weakness in the abdominal wall resulting in a detecable bulge
Herniation - Process in which a hernia is formed
Hyperosmolaity - Presence of highly concentrated substances capable of producing dumping syndrome
Hypertension - High blood pressure
Ileum - Ten feet of small intestine, responsible for absorption
Jejunum - Ten feet of small intestine, responsible for digestion
Kilogram - Measure of weight equal to 2.2 pounds
Laparscopy - Method of visualizing and treating intra-abdominal problems with long fiber-optic instruments
Morbid - Pertaining to disease, illness, increased risk of death
Morbid Obesity - Body Mass Index of 40 or more, which is roughly equivalent to 100 pounds or more over ideal body weight; a weight level that is life risking
Mortaility - Pertaining to death
Multi-disciplinary - Team approach to evaluation and treatment of clinically sever obesity; includes surgical, internal medicine, nutrition, psychiatric, and exercise physiology assessment and treatment
NIH - National Institutes of Health
NIH Consensus Report - Summaries of meetings regarding clinically severe obeseity and assment and treatment of obesity; issued periodically by NIH
Obesity - Pertaining to excessive weight or adipose tissue
Obstructions - Narrowing of an anastomosis or segment of gastrointestinal tract which retards normal passage of food or waste materials
Psychotherapy - Evalution and treatment of mentally related disorders
Pulmonary - Pertains to lungs
Roux-en Y Gastric Bypass - A surgical method of reconnecting the stomach and upper small intestines in roughly a Y shape
Staples - Surically sterile devices for connecting tissue; usually permanent and made of stainless steel or titanium
Strictures - Narrowing of anastomosis or section of intestine, often related to scarring or ulcers
Therapy - Treatment
Type 2 Diabetes - A disorder of glucose and insulin metabolism
VBG - Vertical Banded Gastroplasty: A type of oepration to treat clinically sever obesity. Reshapes and restricts the stomach
