Anorexia Symptoms - Articles
anorexia
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Laura S.
A common symptom seen in the sick preschool age patient is anorexia or loss of appetite. This is normal but in a pediatric preschool-aged patient, this is still something that bears watching as their metabolism increases when they are sick and they are at increased risk of dehydration.I am recalling this statement from my trusty old pediatric nursi ...
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Anorexia.
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Arielle B.
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Don’t forget about me , she says As She twines her hands inside my hair And yanks me close so I can hear Her evil whisper in my ear. Just when I’m doing great And I can be myself again, She jumps up on my back; I can’t fight off the attack. Don’t do this on your own , She says Referring to my life. She says ...
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Anorexia
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Jennifer J.
His walker, missing yesterday, has been returned. The PSW tells me that Dad has been up at night. He tore up his room, they tell me. He is wandering down the hall. The charge nurse tells me that they give him some Ativan to calm him down. I think I could use one. I wonder what all these drugs do to him. Lately, after checking with the dietician, I ...
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The NEW Anorexia
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Carrie A.
I've heard a new theory to "improve longevity" called caloric restriction (CR). You really think I could come up with this shit, day after day after day? Nope. I stumble across it, on the great wide Internet. The sad part is that this is true stuff. Seriously? Seriously. I'm sure you can see the news feed ...
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The NEW Anorexia
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Carrie A.
I've heard a new theory to "improve longevity" calledcaloric restriction(CR). You really think I could come up with this shit, day after day after day? Nope. I stumble across it, on the great wide Internet.The sad part is that this is true stuff.Seriously?Seriously.I'm sure you can see the news feeds along the right side of my blog. They' ...
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Evolution of anorexia
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Carrie A.
There are many theories out there as to what causes eating disorders--perhaps even more theories than there are people to profess them. Some of them are opinion, some of them are based in science, and some of them incorporate both. When I first read of Shan Guisinger's" Adapted to Flee Famine" hypothesis on anorexia, I will admit that I t ...
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Autism and anorexia
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Carrie A.
I have always been struck by similarities between the autism and eating disorder communities. Both conditions are rather misunderstood, and research into causes and cures is in its infancy at best. Both communities are home to parent-activists advocating for better research and care, for insurance coverage and a chance for their children to lead ...
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Is Anorexia Addictive?
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Carrie A.
I stumbled across an interesting Power Point presentation by Shan Guisinger from the 2004 Human Behavior and Evolution Society in Berlin titled: Is Anorexia Nervosa Addictive? The information is basic, but provides a good overview of how biology can trap someone predisposed to AN in a viscious cycle of starvation and exercise. An article from Sci ...
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Defining Anorexia
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Carrie A.
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Here's a question that's near and dear to my heart: how do you define anorexia? There's the DSM-IV criteria which states the individual has to be less than 85% of ideal body weight, and not be menstruating. There's also the loosely used popular criteria of self-starvation. All of which can be true. So how, then, is someone anorexic versus just ...
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Emotions in anorexia
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Carrie A.
Here's a bit of a confession: I have a hard time believing people like me. Why? There are the obvious self-esteem issues, but there's also my whacked-out interpretations of what other people must be thinking about me. When I'm talking, are they bored or do they just have a really full bladder? Is it a bad day or something I said? Are they offe ...
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