Medical Management of Eating Disorders

ISBN-13: 9781108465991 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 228 str.

C. Laird Birmingham; Janet Treasure

Opis

Now in its third edition, the Medical Management of Eating Disorders explores the diagnosis and general management of eating disorders. Featuring up-to-date research on world-class treatments, this book helps health care professionals understand how to treat eating disorders and subsequent medical complications that arise.

Spis treści

Preface to the first edition; Preface to the second edition; Preface to the third edition; List of abbreviations; Part I. Definitions and Prevalence: 1. Definitions and epidemiology; Part II. Cause: 2. Causal and maintaining factors; Part III. Diagnosis and Clinical Features: 3. Obtaining the history and physical examination; 4. Complications by system; 5. Complications of nutritional therapy; 6. Laboratory testing; Part IV. Differential Diagnosis: 7. Differential diagnosis; Part V. Course and Prognosis: 8. Course and prognosis; 9. What is the goal weight?; 10. The risk of death and how to prevent it; Part VI. Treatment: 11. Evidence-based treatment; 12. Psychological therapies; 13. Medical management; 14. Managing medical complications; 15. Managing treatment refusal and preventing relapse; 16. Reducing the treatment gap by self-management; Appendix. Protocols and algorithms: Abdominal fullness protocol; Admission orders for inpatient care; Anorexia nervosa treatment algorithm; Bulimia nervosa treatment algorithm; Dehydration treatment protocol; Glucagon test protocol; Magnesium intravenous protocol and balance test; Parotid enlargement treatment protocol; Potassium treatment protocol; Warming protocols; Index.