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Medical Crises in Eating Disorders James R. Kirkpatrick (University of British Columbia, Canada)

Medical Crises in Eating Disorders By James R. Kirkpatrick (University of British Columbia, Canada)

Medical Crises in Eating Disorders by James R. Kirkpatrick (University of British Columbia, Canada)


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Summary

Medical Crises in Eating Disorders provides medical clinicians as well as others with an acute awareness of the critical and potentially lethal medical outcomes they may have to face when managing those with eating disorders.

Medical Crises in Eating Disorders Summary

Medical Crises in Eating Disorders by James R. Kirkpatrick (University of British Columbia, Canada)

* Provides medical clinicians as well as others with an acute awareness of the critical and potentially lethal medical outcomes they may have to face when managing those with eating disorders
* Over twenty real case presentations each offers an essential piece of the medial puzzle clinicians are faced to manage
* In-depth descriptions of several critical medical risks are given including refeeding syndrome, prolonged QTc interval, several dysrhythmias, cardiac anomalies, cardiac valve disorders including mitral valve prolapse, metabolic abnormalities, insulin dependent diabetes mellitus, and infections

Medical Crises in Eating Disorders Reviews

The management of eating disorders presents unique challenges to health care professionals, families and sufferers. Having an eating disorder is not a choice and the consequences of these illnesses can be dire. Dr. Kirkpatrick's book Medical Crises in Eating Disorders uses clinical stories to help simplify and humanize these complex illnesses and serves as an excellent tool to better understand the medical needs of those affected and their families.

Dr. Julia Raudzus, MD, FRCPC, Medical Director, BC Provincial Tertiary Adult Eating Disorders Program, St. Paul's Hospital

James R. Kirkpatrick speaks to the eating disorder clinician and encourages us to delve deeper into the myriad of behavioral, psychological, and medical symptoms of our patients. He emphasizes the precariousness of these life-threatening illnesses and the need for crisis prevention.

Esther J. Dechant, MD, Medical Director, Klarman Eating Disorders Center, McLean Hospital and Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School

About James R. Kirkpatrick (University of British Columbia, Canada)

James R. Kirkpatrick, MD, has managed the care of adolescents and adults with eating disorders for more than thirty years. He has been a clinical assistant professor at the University of British Columbia, as well as a member of the Academy for Eating Disorders and the World Health Organization's Global Clinical Practice Network.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction 2. Stories of Critical and Lethal Medical Scenarios 3. Critical Medical Conditions in Eating Disorders 4. Eating Disorder Behaviors

Additional information

NPB9780367512651
9780367512651
0367512653
Medical Crises in Eating Disorders by James R. Kirkpatrick (University of British Columbia, Canada)
New
Hardback
Taylor & Francis Ltd
2022-10-13
170
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