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Overweight

 Subject
Subject Source: Medical Subject Headings
Scope Note: Notes = A status with BODY WEIGHT that is above certain standard of acceptable or desirable weight. In the scale of BODY MASS INDEX, overweight is defined as having a BMI of 25.0-29.9 kg/m2. Overweight may or may not be due to increases in body fat ( ADIPOSE TISSUE), hence overweight does not equal \"over fat\".,Created For = LHSA-Dott

Found in 24 Collections and/or Records:

PR2.857, 1949-1954

 Item
Identifier: LHB41 CC/2/PR2.857
Scope and Contents

Case summary, forms, notes and correspondence relating to female patient from east Edinburgh aged 10 at first examination in 1949. Conditions mentioned include: erythema nodosum, overweight, amennorhoea. Family history of tuberculosis. No treatment given.

Dates: 1949-1954

PR4.226, 1958

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Identifier: LHB41 CC/4/PR4.226
Scope and Contents

Case summary, chart, report and correspondence relating to male patient from west Edinburgh aged 62 at first examination in 1958. Conditions mentioned include: chronic bronchitis; wheezing; and excess of weight. No family history of tuberculosis. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1958

PR4.252, 1936

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/22/PR4.252
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, charts and correspondence relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 10 at first examination in 1936. Conditions mentioned include: excess of weight; and doubtful behaviouristic abnormality. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1936

PR4.510, 1940-1942

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/22/PR4.510
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, correspondence and notes relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 52 at first examination in 1940. Conditions mentioned include: gunshot wound to the head; hemiplegia; excess of weight; and irritability. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1940-1942

PR4.617, 1932

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/22/PR4.617
Scope and Contents

Correspondence and notes relating to male patient from outside Great Britain aged 9 at first examination in 1932. Conditions mentioned include: adiposity; and encephalitis. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1932

PR4.798, 1935

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/22/PR4.798
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, notes and correspondence relating to male from Great Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 30 at first examination in 1935. Conditions mentioned include: anxiety neurosis; adiposity; photophobia; and sleepiness. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1935

PR4.882, 1936

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/22/PR4.882
Scope and Contents

Report and correspondence relating to male patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 12 at first examination in 1936. Conditions mentioned include: basal encephalitis; epilepsy; and excess of weight. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1936

PR2.1947, 1943

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.1947
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, notes and correspondence relating to male patient from Edinburgh and the Lothiansaged 20 at first examination in 1943. Conditions mentioned include: undersized; pathologically obese; idiocy; and cretinism. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1943

PR2.8903, 1950

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.8903
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes, charts, postmortem report, report and photographs relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 22 at first examination in 1950. Conditions mentioned include: malignant ependymal tumour; neck pain; numbness; nystagmus; coordination problems; and hypotonia. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Dates: 1950

PR4.1066, 1937

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/22/PR4.1066
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, charts, reports and correspondence relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 13 at first examination in 1937. Conditions mentioned include: basal encephalitis; excess of weight; blurry vision; and headache. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1937