Extreme obesity or severe obesity known as morbid obesity. Morbid obesity is a condition where a person has a BMI over 40 or more.
Symptoms associated with obesity include:
- Hard to sleep.
- Snoring.
- Stop breathing for a while suddenly during sleep.
- Back pain or joint.
- Excessive sweating.
- Always feel hot.
- Rash or infection of the skin folds.
- Difficulty breathing.
- Often sleepy and tired.
- Depression.
There are genetic and hormonal influences on body weight. The most fundamental thing is that obesity occurs when the body receives more calories rather than burn it. Calories are then accumulate and become fat.
Obesity is usually the result of a combination of the following factors:
- Not physically active so that the burning of fat becomes a little.
- Eating high-calorie foods, especially fast food.
- Some women difficult to lose weight after giving birth, it triggers obesity.
- Lack of sleep.
- Certain drugs, such as diabetes drugs, anti-seizure, antidepressants, antipsychotic, steroids and beta blockers.
- Other medical problems.
Nursing Diagnosis for Morbid Obesity
- Imbalanced Nutrition: more than body requirements related to the increase in the intake of nutrients.
- Ineffective breathing pattern related to a decrease in lung expansion.
- Diarrhea related to changes in dietary fiber.
- Impaired tissue perfusion related to immobilization or bed rest.
- Disturbed Body Image or Low Self-Esteem related to psychosocial factors (emphasis to lose weight).
- Activity intolerance related to being overweight.
- Excess fluid volume relate to excess intake of sodium / fluid.
