Clinician quiz: AAP clinical practice guideline for treatment of children with obesity
Take this short quiz and test your knowledge of the American Academy of Pediatrics' clinical practice guideline to evaluate and treat children and adolescents with obesity.
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Welcome to this Contemporary Pediatrics quiz. In this edition, we're asking you 5 questions from the American Academy of Pediatrics' (AAP) "Executive Summary: Clinical practice guideline for the evaluation and treatment of children and adolescents with obesity."
The clinical practice guideline (CPG) was published January 9, 2023.
Authors noted the CPG aimed to inform pediatricians about standard of care for evaluating and treating children with overweight and obesity, along with related comorbidities.
According to the authors, the CPG is based on a "comprehensive evidence review of controlled and comparative effectiveness trials and high-quality longitudinal and epidemiologic studies."
The guideline acknowledges that childhood obesity can result from a multifactorial set of environmental, socioecological, and genetic influences that impact children and families.
At the time of guideline posting, the AAP stated 14.4 million children and adolescents were affected by obesity, both in current and long-term health aspects.
Click through each question below, make your selection and submit the answer.
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Reference:
Hample SE, Hassink SG, Skinner AC, et al. Executive Summary: Clinical Practice Guideline for the Evaluation and Treatment of Children and Adolescents With Obesity. The American Academy of Pediatrics. https://publications.aap.org/pediatrics/article/151/2/e2022060641/190440/Executive-Summary-Clinical-Practice-Guideline-for?searchresult=1?autologincheck=redirected
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