Question:
Need COMPLETE list of Kaiser (No. Cal.) co-morbidities

Hi, Does anyone have the COMPLETE list of Kaiser's (Northern CA) co-morbidities. I have the Gastric Bypass booklet they give you in Health Education, but it doesn't have a complete list in it. It just mentions "documented sleep apnea, cardiomyopathy, pickwickian syndrome, symptomatic arthritis, diabetes, high blood pressure, leg edema, amenorrhea" and then goes on to say "This is not a complete list since there are also other obesity-related co-morbidities." So I was just wondering what those others are that aren't in the purple booklet. Thanks much, Joy    — [Deactivated Member] (posted on April 1, 2001)

April 2, 2001
Hi, Joy. Have you checked AMOS' library for a list of co-morbitities associated with morbid obesity? Also, I suspect that Kaiser uses the same ICD's as everyone else. An AMOS library search for "ICD" or "code" will bring up a lot of stuff, as will this website http://cedr.lbl.gov/icd9.html.
   — Lynn E.

April 2, 2001
Hi Lynn E., Thanks for the info. Kaiser is very specific about co-morbidities, which is why I was asking. In fact, my PCP said that Kaiser didn't consider GERD (which I have) a co-morbid, and she also said that the RNY sometimes makes GERD worse! So I was just wondering if anyone had that magical list from Kaiser that has everything THEY consider co-morbidities. My BMI is 42 so according to Kaiser I need two co-morbidities.
   — [Deactivated Member]