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AnorexiaNervosa
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<<forEachTiddler where 'tiddler.tags.contains(context.inTiddler.title)' sortBy tiddler.title ascending write '"*[["+tiddler.title+"]]\n"'>> <<tiddler AutoRefresh with: force>> Note most things low G's and C's raised: growth hormone, glucose, salivary glands, cortisol, cholesterol, carotinaemia ''Features'' reduced BMI bradycardia hypotension enlarged salivary glands ''Physiological abnormalities'' hypokalaemia low FSH, LH, oestrogens and testosterone raised cortisol and growth hormone impaired glucose tolerance hypercholesterolaemia hypercarotinaemia low T3 most common cause of admissions to child and adolescent psychiatric wards. ''Epidemiology'' 90% of patients are female predominately affects teenage and young-adult females prevalence of between 1:100 and 1:200 ''Diagnosis'' (based on the DSM-IV criteria) person chooses not to eat - BMI < 17.5 kg/m^2, or < 85% of that expected intense fear of being obese disturbance of weight perception amenorrhoea = 3 consecutive cycles ''Prognosis'' - poor. Up to 10% of patients will eventually die because of the disorder.
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