Name
ANOREXIA NERVOSA
DESCRIPTION
OTHER TESTS : * NO SPECIFIC TESTS
DETAIL
D.D. : - DEPRESSION WITH LOSS OF APPETITE - INANITION DUE TO PHYSICAL DISORDER - SCHIZOPHRENIA - CONVERSION DISORDER - ENDOCRINE DISORDERS - CHR DEBILITATING DISEASES - CARDIOVASCULAR DISORDERS - CHR G.I. DISORDERSOTHER TESTS : * NO SPECIFIC TESTS
TYPENOTES
TREATMENT : - MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH ( PSYCHOLOGICAL, MEDICAL, NUTRITIONAL ) IS NEEDED. - GOAL WEIGHT IS TO BE SET. - WEIGHT GAIN SHOULD BE GRADUAL TO AVOID PRECIPITATING CHF. - STRATEGIES TO AVOID REFEEDING SYNDROME : * MEASURE SERUM ELECTROLYTES LEVEL & CORRECT ABNORMALITIES BEFORE REFEEDING * OBTAIN SERUM CHEMISTRY VALUES EVERY OTHER DAY FOR THE FIRST 7 - 10 DAYS , THEN WEEKLY DURING REMAINDER OF REFEEDING * SLOWLY INCREASE DAILY CALORIC INTAKE EVERY 3 - 4 DAYS * MONITOR PATIENT CAREFULLY FOR TACHYCARDIA & EDEMA
RELATED DISEASE
Not Available Disease
DISEASE
INVESTIGATION
BLOOD UREA, SERUM CREATININE, URINE ROUTINE, COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT, LIVER FUNCTION TEST
[ANOREXIA NERVOSA]