Abstract
This expert opinion provides detailed guidance on assessing obesity in secondary paediatric practice. This guidance builds on existing recommendations from National Institute of Health and Clinical Excellence in the UK, and is evidence based where possible. Guidance is provided on which obese children and young people are appropriate to be seen in secondary care and relevant history and investigations, and guidance on when further investigation of causes and obesity-related comorbidity is appropriate.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 98-105 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Archives of Disease in Childhood: Education and Practice Edition |
| Volume | 97 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Jun 2012 |
Keywords
- Blood Glucose/analysis
- Body Mass Index
- Child
- Fasting
- Humans
- Insulin/analysis
- Lipids/blood
- Liver Function Tests
- Medical History Taking
- Metabolic Syndrome/diagnosis
- Obesity/etiology
- Physical Examination
- Referral and Consultation
- Sleep
- Sleep Apnea, Obstructive/diagnosis