DOCTORS'
Medical Case Studies
DOCTORS'
Medical Case Studies
Anorexia
Anorexia nervosa
Anorexia nervosa, also known as simply Anorexia, is an eating disorder characterized by refusal to maintain a healthy body weight and an obsessive fear of gaining weight. It is often coupled with a distorted self image which may be maintained by various cognitive biases that alter how the affected individual evaluates and thinks about her or his body, food and eating. Persons with anorexia nervosa continue to feel hunger, but deny themselves all but very small quantities of food. The average caloric intake of a person with anorexia nervosa is 600–800 calories per day, but there are extreme cases of complete self-starvation...
Anorexia - List of case studies
- Possible Anorexia, Vomiting, Failure to Gain Weight and Linear Growth Retardation
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In the expert's conclusion, the patient suffers possible anorexia and failure to progress normally with linear growth. The short stature ... hospitalized under the heading of failure to thrive and anorexia . The following work up was done during this hospitalization. ...
- List of Diseases and Conditions
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Spondylitis Annular tear Anomic aphasia Anorexia Anterior lystesis (L3 on L4) Anteriorly fused osteophytes ...
- Feeding problems, vomiting and short stature in prematurely born child
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under the heading of failure to thrive and anorexia . The following work up was done during this hospitalization: ... was released while nothing was actually solved. As the anorexia and vomiting continued and she was now 4 months of corrected age and ...
- Asthenic-dispeptic syndrome post laparoscopic cholecystectomy
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or does the patient have specific complaints such as pain, anorexia? If so have there been any further imaging studies since the MRCP in ... , hepatitis , hydrocele, varicocele , anorexia. Examinations : hematochemical examinations , ...