Exam questionKROK 2Medicine · 2016
A child is 10 years old. The weight is 46 kg. Since birth the child has been gaining excessive weight. The parents are fullbodied. The child has undergone the following tests: carbohydrate tolerance, level of 17-ketosteroids, blood electrolytes, US of adrenal glands, cranium X-ray. The tests revealed no pathologies.The diagnosis of exogenic constitutive obesity has been made. What direction of therapy should be prioritized?
Answer options
- Reducing diet and exercise
- Dehydration therapy
- Anorectic drugs
- ”Fat-burning” methods
- Sanatorium-and-spa treatment
Correct answer
Reducing diet and exercise
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