Which Describes the Most Appropriate Initial Treatment for a Patient

question 6

Multiple Choice

Which describes the most appropriate initial treatment for a patient with a BMI between 25 and 29.9 who has co-morbidities?

• A) ​Avoid additional weight gain and increase activity
• B) ​Reduce calories, increase activity, and add behavioral therapy 
• C) ​Consider pharmacological therapy combined with diet and weight loss
• D) ​Institute a very low calorie diet (VLCD) combined with increased activity
• E) ​Consider bariatric surgery combined with pharmacological therapy

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Definitions:

Semantic System

A cognitive system responsible for storing information about words, their meanings, and the relationships between them.

Basal Ganglia

A group of structures in the brain involved in coordinating movement and reward.

Procedural Memory

A skill memory or the memory of a highly practiced behavior.

Interference

A phenomenon in which the learning of new information hampers the retrieval of older information.