BARIATRIC SURGERY MNT EXAM 3 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
What BMI is considered obesity? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅30 or greater
What is morbid obesity? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅BMI greater than 40 OR BMI greater than 35 with
at least one serious obesity-related condition or being more than 100lbs over ideal body weight
Preventable and premature death- obesity- related conditions include? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅-
heart disease
- stroke
- T2DM
- certain types of cancers
Successful treatment of overweight and obesity in adults requires a lifelong change in? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅- physical activity
- lifestyle behavior and attitudes
- dietary intake
What does the general public think the word diet means? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅weight loss
What does the word diet actually mean? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅the kind of food that a person
eats
List 5 weight management approaches? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅1. traditional meal plans
2. medically managed plans
3. pharmaceutical
4. surgical
5. combination
, What is a safe weight loss diet nutritionally? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅- carbs- 130g
- protein- essential AA
- fatty acids- linileic and lonolenic acid
- vitamins and minerals
What does LSG stand for? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅laproscopic sleeve gastrectomy
What is a LSG? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅- removes part of stomach called fundus
- fundus secretes ghrelin which is partly responsible for making you feel hungry
What is a laparoscopic roux-en-Y gastric bypass? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅- Surgeon separates the
upper portion of the stomach from the lower portion
- upper portion is then connected to small intestine
- new stomach pouch restricts the amount of food you can eat
What is a laparoscopic adjustable gastric band? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅-adjustable band is put
around the top part of stomach
- this creates a small pouch meaning you will feel full after eating less
What does LAGB stand for? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅laparoscopic adjustable gastric band
What is a laparoscopic billiopancreatic diversion BPD, BPD/duodenal switch? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅- sleeve gastrectomy (80% of stomach removed)
- majority of the intestine is connected to the duodenum near the stomach
Where does the vagus nerve carry signals between? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅brain, heart, and
digestive system
For digestive process, what is the vagus nerve responsible for? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅- informing
the brain that food has been ingested and digested
ANSWERS
What BMI is considered obesity? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅30 or greater
What is morbid obesity? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅BMI greater than 40 OR BMI greater than 35 with
at least one serious obesity-related condition or being more than 100lbs over ideal body weight
Preventable and premature death- obesity- related conditions include? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅-
heart disease
- stroke
- T2DM
- certain types of cancers
Successful treatment of overweight and obesity in adults requires a lifelong change in? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅- physical activity
- lifestyle behavior and attitudes
- dietary intake
What does the general public think the word diet means? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅weight loss
What does the word diet actually mean? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅the kind of food that a person
eats
List 5 weight management approaches? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅1. traditional meal plans
2. medically managed plans
3. pharmaceutical
4. surgical
5. combination
, What is a safe weight loss diet nutritionally? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅- carbs- 130g
- protein- essential AA
- fatty acids- linileic and lonolenic acid
- vitamins and minerals
What does LSG stand for? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅laproscopic sleeve gastrectomy
What is a LSG? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅- removes part of stomach called fundus
- fundus secretes ghrelin which is partly responsible for making you feel hungry
What is a laparoscopic roux-en-Y gastric bypass? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅- Surgeon separates the
upper portion of the stomach from the lower portion
- upper portion is then connected to small intestine
- new stomach pouch restricts the amount of food you can eat
What is a laparoscopic adjustable gastric band? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅-adjustable band is put
around the top part of stomach
- this creates a small pouch meaning you will feel full after eating less
What does LAGB stand for? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅laparoscopic adjustable gastric band
What is a laparoscopic billiopancreatic diversion BPD, BPD/duodenal switch? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅- sleeve gastrectomy (80% of stomach removed)
- majority of the intestine is connected to the duodenum near the stomach
Where does the vagus nerve carry signals between? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅brain, heart, and
digestive system
For digestive process, what is the vagus nerve responsible for? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅- informing
the brain that food has been ingested and digested
