RT Book, Section
A1 Lewis, Gemma C.
A2 Tintinalli, Judith E.
A2 Stapczynski, J. Stephan
A2 Ma, O. John
A2 Yealy, Donald M.
A2 Meckler, Garth D.
A2 Cline, David M.
SR Print(0)
ID 1121519260
T1 Eating Disorders
T2 Tintinalli’s Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide, 8e
YR 2016
FD 2016
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071794763
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1121519260
RD 2024/04/19
AB Eating  disorders,  such  as  anorexia  nervosa,  bulimia  nervosa,  and  binge-eating  disorder,  are  psychological  pathologies  characterized  by  disordered  relationships  with  food.  Eating  disorders  are  challenging  to  diagnose  in  the  ED  because  physical  manifestations  may  be  subtle  and  historical  features  may  not  be  elicited  unless  the  disorder  is  suspected  from  medical  complications  or  comorbidities.  It  is  important  for  the  emergency  physician  to  recognize  these  conditions,  however,  because  they  are  among  the  most  deadly  of  psychiatric  illnesses.1  The  fifth  edition  of  the  Diagnostic  and  Statistical  Manual  of  Mental  Disorders  refines  the  diagnostic  criteria  of  eating  disorders  from  the  previous  edition  (Table  291-1).2