Obesity Flashcards
Learn basic weightloss management medicine and techniques (807 cards)
Contrave (wellbutrin/naltrexone) dosing
90mg/8mg
Ramp up weekly 1 tab po qam, 1 tab po bid, 2 tabs qam and 1 po qpm, 2 tabs po bid
Contrave contraindications
- seizure disorder
- opiate use
- uncontrolled HTN
- within 14 days of MAOIs
- caution is current alcohol or bzd use
Contrave actions
Good if food cravings and addictive behavior, depression, smoking cessation,
other substance cessation
Liraglutide (saxenda) dosing
- GLP-1 agonist
- 5-10% wt loss
Victoza dose for dm2 only up to 1.8 mg
Saxenda dose is 3 mg (studies haven’t been done to assess cardiovascular
prevention)
• Start at 0.6 mg and go up by 0.6 mg weekly up to 3 mg, but many
people can’t always do the full titration due to SEs
D/c if <4% body weight after 16 weeks at 3 mg
Liraglutide contraindications
pancreatitis, family or PH medullary thyroid cancer (MEN-2)
Lorcaserin dosing
No generic, so more costly
- can get up to 10% wt loss
- start 10 mg ER before dinner
- 10 mg bid or 20 mg ER daily
- stop if <5% wt loss at 12 wks
Lorcaserin SEs
HA, dizziness, fatigue, nausea, dry mouth, constipation
though SEs low with this medication
Lorcaserin contraindications
- Theoretic risk of valvulopathy (prior seen in Phen-phen), but not same receptor
affinity as lorcaserin - Risk for serotonergic over-activity, avoid prescribing with other serotonergic
agents
Qysmia (phentermine/topamax) dosing
- if dosing separately, give phentermine in AM and topamax 1 hr prior to dinner (helps with nighttime eating)
- Start 3.75 for 2 weeks then 7.5 for 1 month, then may escalate up each
month
• 3.75 is considered acclimation dose, not the one that really achieves weight loss. Some may benefit from it as maintenance though
• 7.5/46 is considered normal maintenance dose, most people achieve
weight there. Higher doses are for people not losing weight
▪ Stop if not 5% weight loss after 12 weeks on maximum dose
Qysmia contraindications
uncontrolled HTN, CAD, glaucoma, nephrolithiasis,
insomnia, anxiety, okay if well-controlled HTN with close monitoring
Qysmia SEs
dry mouth, paresthesia, constipation, abn taste in mouth, insomnia, glaucoma
- metabolic acidosis
- elevated Cr
▪ Gradual escalation of doses, helps minimize SEs
Adult overweight
BMI 25-29.9
Adult class 1 obesity
BMI 30-34.9
Aduly class 2 obesity
BMI 35-39.9
Adult morbid obesity, class 3
Bmi>/=40
Pediatrics overweight
BMI 85th-95th%
Pediatric class 1 obesity
BMI 95th-120th%
Pediatric class 2 obesity
BMI 120th-140th%
Pediatric class 3 obesity
BMI >140th%
Obesity definition
chronic, progressive, relapsing, multi-factorial neurobehavioral dz causing inc adiposity leading to metabolic and psychosocial health consequences
Adiposopathy/Sick fat disease
pathogenic adipose tissue causing endocrine and immune dysfunction
Fat mass disease
Pathogenic forces from excessive body fat cause stress damage on body
Functional foods definition
Nutrients with potentially favorable effects outside of basic nutrition (ie complex carbs provide heart health)
Non-obesity causes DM2
- hemochromatosis
- hypercortisolism
- excessive growth hormone
- pancreatic insufficiency
- SE of medication
- genetic syndromes