Answer to Question 1
Family counseling is very important and improves weight management outcomes.
Degree of counseling format depends on the family dynamics and should be determined by the professional's discretion (ex.: group vs. individual, caregiver and child vs. parent, etc.)
Parents need to be ready to make lifestyle changes to support the child/adolescent with cognitive behavior strategies.
Parental modeling has advantages in children under 12 years of age
Components include:
- nutrition education on lifestyle behaviors and their relationship to chronic disease development
- modification of the home/school environment to enable the adolescent to make wise food choices
- self-monitoring and motivation to change by modeling behaviors and contracting
Answer to Question 2
Anorexia
N/V
4 kg weight gain in the past 2 weeks
Edema in extremities, face, and eyes
Malaise
Progressive SOB with 3-pillow orthopnea
Pruritus
Muscle cramps
Inability to urinate
Declining GFR
Increasing creatinine and urea concentrations
Elevated serum phosphate
Normochromic, normocytic anemia
Yellow-brown cast to skin
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