Notes in 01_Anorexia Nervosa

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Published	02/10/2024	Diagnostic Features of {{c2::Anorexia nervosa}} {{c1::Significantly low body weight for height — BMI <18.5 - <5th centile in children rapid weig…
Published	02/10/2024	Presentation of {{c2::Anorexia nervosa}}{{c1::Lanugo hair}} {{c1::Cold intolerance}} {{c1::Blue hands and feet}} {{c1::Constipation}} {{c1::Bloating}}…
Published	02/10/2024	Mortality Rate of Anorexia nervosa is {{c1::20%}} due to either starvation or self harm, suicide, or hypokalaemia causing arrhythmias
Published	02/10/2024	Medical Management of Eating Disorders {{c1::Fluoxetine 60 mg daily}} (helps manage other co-morbid conditions) {{c1::Olanzapine}} (improvement of obs…
Published	02/10/2024	Management of Refeeding Syndrome {{c1::Thiamine and vitamin B complex}} {{c1::Close monitoring of biochemistry (potassium, magnesium and phosphate)}}
Published	02/10/2024	Target Weight Gain per week for Anorexic patients is {{c1::0.5 kg}} per week
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