Today, we’ll be discussing how to evaluate and work up a patient with a suspected eating disorder. We’ll use a general case for an adolescent with an eating disorder to examine the different aspects of care you should be thinking about, from lab work to admission criteria and what to do once the diagnosis is made.

• How to identify an eating disorder 


• What to do if you suspect an eating disorder 


• How to manage eating disorder patients in the outpatient setting or in the hospital 


• Strategies and tips for talking to teens with eating disorders 

Resources/Links: 

• The American Psychiatric Association Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Patients with Eating Disorders, 2023, https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.books.9780890424865. 

Laurie L. Hornberger, Margo A. Lane, THE COMMITTEE ON ADOLESCENCE, Laurie L. Hornberger, Margo Lane, Cora C. Breuner, Elizabeth M. Alderman, Laura K. Grubb, Makia Powers, Krishna Kumari Upadhya, Stephenie B. Wallace, Laurie L. Hornberger, Margo Lane, MD FRCPC, Meredith Loveless, Seema Menon, Lauren Zapata, Liwei Hua, Karen Smith, James Baumberger; Identification and Management of Eating Disorders in Children and Adolescents. Pediatrics January 2021; 147 (1): e2020040279. 10.1542/peds.2020-040279