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Long Term Control Of T2dm And Weight Through Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery Versus Weight Loss Medication, Alexandra Laber

Physician Assistant Scholarly Project Posters

• Type II diabetes mellitus (T2DM) affects hundreds of millions of individuals in the United States and prevalence is increasing. • As a lifelong disease, interventions must be studied long-term. • This project aims to compare long term efficacity of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery and several antidiabetic medications that result in weight loss in type II diabetics who have failed to achieve goals through first line treatment of diet, exercise, and metformin. • A literature review was completed using the electronic search database PubMed with a variety of MeSH terms and keywords. • Research showed strong evidence that surgery was …

Obesity: Modern Medicine Vs. Lifestyle, Jenny Christianson

Physician Assistant Scholarly Project Posters

Obesity is a rising epidemic, and is one of the most common, costly and preventable health problems the world is experiencing today (Center for Disease Control and Prevention, [CDC], 2017).

 From this, it is important to establish an effective treatment plan that can be implemented across the nation for maximum patient benefit.

 Lifestyle changes such as diet and exercise are important to any health care plan and are equally necessary to reduce health risks. However, in certain patients, lifestyle changes are not enough due to the maladaptive biologic process in their brain. Thus, additional treatment options need to …