Eating Disorder in a Hemodialysis Patient: Case Report

Authors: Desai, Anne-Marie; Perrone, Ronald; Dwyer, Johanna

Source: Nutrition Reviews, Volume 63, Number 12, December 2005 , pp. 423-426(4)

Publisher: International Life Sciences Institute

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Abstract:

Renal replacement therapy may encourage eating disorders in some patients. Hemodialysis requires patients to attend dialysis sessions three times per week, during which time they are weighed pre- and post-treatment, so the importance of limiting "fluid weight" gains to prevent fluid overload and elevated blood pressure are constantly reinforced by the dialysis team. Patients must also follow rigorous therapeutic dietary modifications to prevent the buildup of urea and harmful waste products between treatments. This is a case report of a 30-year-old man receiving renal replacement therapy who had anorexia nervosa of the bulimic subtype.

Keywords: END STAGE RENAL DISEASE; HEMODIALYSIS; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; BULIMIA NERVOSA

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1301/nr.2005.dec.423-426

Publication date: 2005-12-01

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