How do you medically evaluate a person who presents with obesity? Drs Robert Kushner and Amanda Velazquez share practical tools and pearls for community clinicians.

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The Broadening Domain of the Metabolic Syndrome https://www.medscape.org/viewarticle/508282

Mallampati Classification https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/2172419-overview

Acanthosis Nigricans https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1102488-overview

Cushing's Syndrome https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/endocrine-diseases/cushings-syndrome

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