title: Eating disorders. Guide to medical evaluation and complications.
abstract: Eating disorders lead to numerous physical complaints with signs and symptoms affecting nearly every organ system of the body. We review the presentation of a patient with eating disorder to the primary care giver or general psychiatrist, focusing on the physical manifestations of the underlying illness. Specific complications related to laboratory findings, the gastrointestinal tract, and the endocrine system are reviewed. Algorithms for medical evaluation of these patients are also presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City, USA.
authors.forename: C P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Carney
authors.forename: A E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Andersen
mesh_terms: D001772:Blood Cell Count; D001774:Blood Chemical Analysis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004573:Electrolytes; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000266:history; D005260:Female; D049670:History, 17th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010808:Physical Examination
chemical_list: D004573:Electrolytes