Eating disorders

A 16-year-old girl with anorexia nervosa is reviewed in an outpatient eating disorder clinic. Over the past six weeks her weight has fallen 3 kg to 42 kg; she i…

Pre-internship · niche

A 14-year-old girl has lost 9 kg over five months, restricts herself to about 800 kilojoules a day and exercises for two hours daily. Her heart rate is 58 beats…

Pre-internship · middle twist

A 19-year-old university student with anorexia nervosa is admitted to a medical ward weighing 38 kg (body mass index 14.2 kg/m2). Her heart rate is 40 beats per…

Pre-internship · middle twist

A 15-year-old girl has lost 11 kg over eight months. She eats from a short list of permitted foods, exercises for two hours daily and says she is still too fat;…

Pre-internship · middle twist

A 15-year-old girl has lost 12 kg over five months and eats about 600 kcal a day. She is alert, has attended school all week, and her parents can start family-b…

Pre-internship · middle twist

A 16-year-old boy with anorexia nervosa weighing 39 kg was admitted three days ago and nasogastric feeding was commenced and increased daily. He has received th…

Pre-internship · niche

A 15-year-old girl is brought to a regional emergency department by her mother after fainting at school. Over five months she has cut all fats from her diet and…

Pre-internship · middle twist

A 15-year-old girl has lost 7 kg over eight months by cutting out fats and running before school, and is frightened of gaining weight. She is 160 cm tall and we…

Clinical rotations · common

A 26-year-old woman with a two-year eating disorder is admitted with cramps and profound weakness. She weighs 58 kg and has not lost weight. She denies vomiting…

Pre-internship · niche

A 24-year-old primary school teacher is referred because of painless swelling at the angles of both jaws over four months. She is 165 cm tall and weighs 61 kg,…

Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 17-year-old girl is admitted for nutritional rehabilitation. She weighs 39 kg with a height of 168 cm, having lost 15 kg over six months through severe dietar…

Clinical rotations · common