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Pediatric Eating Disorders

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What are the DSM-IV-TR classifications for eating disorders?   Anorexia Nervosa (AN), Bulimia Nervosa (BN), eating disorder not otherweise specified  
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True or False? 62% of girls and 29% of boys said they were trying to lose weight   True  
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What are the risk factors for eating disorders   Affective disorder, anxiety disorder, activities that emphasize a lean physique, childhood sexual/physical abuse, depression, dissatisfaction with body image, early onset of menses, low self-esteem, obsessive behaviors  
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How can you detect eating disorders?   Rarely present with an admitted ED, may be referred by a concerned parent, friend or coach, fatigue, dizziness, HA, constipation, heartburn, amenorrhea, growth chart  
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What are some screening tools that can be used?   how much would you like to weigh? how do you feel about your present weight? are you or anyone else concerned about your present eating or exercise habits?  
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What are the DSM-IV criteria for AN   Refusal to maintain body weight at or above normal, intense fear of gaining weight, disturbed body image, amenorrhea in postmenarchal females  
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What are some critical red flags for AN   ritualistic eating habits, refusal to eat in front of others, suddenly becoming a vegetarian, choosing to eat only low-fat, no-fat or lo cal food, continual exercising, hypersentivity to cold  
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What are the two types of anorexia   restricting and binge-eating/purge  
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What is BN   The hunger of an ox, binge-eating is the cetnral feature, usually don't fall below 85% of IBW  
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What is the DSM-IV criteria for BN   recurrent episodes of binge eating (eating more than most people and a sense of lack of control over eating during the episode). Recurrent inappropriate compensatory behavior to prevent weight gain, occur at least 2x/wk, undul influenced by body image  
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What are some of the inappropriate compensatory behaviors exhibited by pts with BN   laxatives, diuretics, enemas, fasting, excessive exercise  
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what are some clinical red flags for BN   Frequent excuses to go to the bathroom after meals, mood swings, hoarding food, unusal swelling around the jaw, laxatives or diuretic wrappers found in trash cans  
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What are some similarities between AN and BN   Preoccupation w/food and body wt, disturbed body image, poor self-esteem, fear of loss of control, high prevalence of depression, may alternate between illnesses  
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What are some differences between AN and BN   anorexic's emaciation often leads others to bring them to medical attn, BN are aware that their behavior is abnormal  
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What are osme medical complications of AN   loss of fat sotres and lean muscles mass, brgotr puberty, growth/development/sexual maturation stops, compensatory slowing of metabolism, medaites by thyroid hormone. Purging pts suffer additional consquences  
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What are the clinical presentations of AN   Denial of illness is the hallmark, AN should be suspected in any pt with unexplained wt loss  
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What are some common complaints of pt with AN   post prandial bloating, constiptation, cold intolerance, amenorrhea  
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What would you expect on ROS and PE Endocrine, Hematologic, Derm, Immunologic   Endocrine: amenorrhea, fertility issues, Thyroid (low T4, LowT3 normal TSh), Heme: anemia, leukopenia, thromobocytopenia, Derm: Russell's sign, lanugo, hair loss, dry skin. Immu: incr suscept to infections  
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What are cardiac, GI, renal signs on ROS and PE   Card: dystrhytmia, cardiomyopathy, orthostatic changes in BP, bradycardia, murmur, MVP, GI: loss of tooth enamel, dental caries, swelling of salivary glands, GERD, mallory-weis (upper GI bleeding), esophageal rupture, constipation. Renal failure.  
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what are Neuro and MS clinical presnetation of AN   Neuro: Sz, myopathy, peripheral neuropathy. MS osteoporosis, pitting edema, cold extremities, acrocyanosis, stress fractures  
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What are complications of BN   chronic vomiting, laxative abuse, diuretic abuse  
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What are complications of chronic vomiting   gastric & sophagel irritation and bleeding, volume depletion, hypochloremic metabolic acidosis, hypokalemia, reversible painles parotid gland swelling, irreversible dental errosion, ipecac complicatins (myopathy, cardiomyopathy)  
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What are complications of laxative abuse   transient wt loss, watery diarrhea, volume depletion, electrolyte loss, gi bleeding or rectal prolapse  
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What are the consequences of diuretic abuse   hypochoremic metabolic alkalosis, hypokalemia, volume depletion, dilutional hyponatremia  
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What are some clues to BN   preoccupation w wt & food, frequent wt fluctuations, dizziness, syncope, muscle cramps, weakness, paresthesias, heartburn, constipation, rectal bleeding  
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What are signs specific to BN   Russell's sign, dental caries, loss of enamel, gum disorders, parotid hypertophy, mallory weiss tears, esophageal rupture  
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What are the lab findings with BN   Metabolic alkalosis, Hyperchloremic metabolic acidosis, hypokalemia, hypomagnesemia, hyperphsophatemia, hypophosphatemia, hyponatremia  
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what are the goals of treatment for BN   normalizing body wt, addressing medical complications, reducing symptoms through cognitive & behavioral therapy, nutrition education, management & counseling, individual & family therapy  
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what is the duration of treatment for AN & BN   An: long term Rx required, BN: short term Rx can be very effective  
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What is the management for AN/BN   Labs: CBC, CMP, magnesium, TSH, prolactin & serum HCG if amenorrhea or irregular menses, Bone density testing, 12 lead EKG, transthoracic echo, regular wt check, psych, dietitian, activity/ex plan constip oral GERD Lg edema hypoka osteop wt gain  
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What is the refeeding syndrome   characterized by CV collapse, cardiac arrest and/or delirum. Can result from feeding high caloric nutrients too soon to malnourished pts  
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What medications are appropriate for AN/BN   antidepressants (Fluoxtine 60 mg/day), Anxiolytics (Xanax), HRT/OCP: Rx for osteoporosis  
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When should you hospitalize an AN/BN   when there are serious physical or metabolic complications: BP<90/5-, HR <40, renal failure, sev anemia, sz, LOC, dehydration, CP or heart failure, muscle spasm, UO < 40cc/day, pre/syncope, sev electrolyte imb  
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Other criteria for possible hospitalization   need for nourishment, inability to control binging/purging after 3 months of outpt Rx, cognitive impairment that interferes w judgement  
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what are some comorbid conditions that may be criteria for possible hospitatlization   Depression, bipolar, OCD, PTSD, substance abuse.  
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What is the female athlete triad   disordered eating, amneorrhea osteoporosis  
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Who are at risk for male eating disorders?   gay or bisexual men, models and actors, sports, most have a h/o premorbid obesity, substance abuse common, poore prognosis than women  
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What is the prognosis for AN   AN: 50% achieve complete recovery, 21% intermediate outcome, 26% poor outcome overal mortality rate 9.8%,  
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What is the prognois for BN?   50% full recovery, 30% occasional relapse, 20% maintained full criteria for BN  
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What is the differential diagnosis for AN/BN   malignancy, IBD (inflammatory bowel disease), malabsorption, celiac dise, DM, hyp/hyperthyrodism, Addison's disease, depression, HIV, chornic illness  
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