Medical Complications

Knowledge Translation Commentary

Consider investigating the following medical symptoms:

Cardiac

• Crushing chest pain
• Palpitations

Respiratory

• Short of breath when not exercising

Digestive

• Heart burn
• Bloating
• Early fullness
• Constipation
• Diarrhea
• Regurgitation

General

• Dizziness
• Fainting
• Muscle cramps

Less concerning symptoms

• Feeling cold all the time
• Dry skin
• Hair falling out
• Lanugo
• Fatigue
• Swollen cheeks
• Painful/bleeding gums
• Tooth pain

Note: If the patient doesn't have all these symptoms, the eating disorder is still a serious concern as heart arrthymias can occur suddenly and result in death without previous symptoms if the patient's potassium is low

Electrolyte abnormalities

• Hyponatremia
• Hypokalemia
• Hypochloremia
• Metabolic alkalosis
• Metabolic acidosis
• Hypomagnesemia
• Hypophosphatemia

Other

• Dehydration
• Gastrointestinal
• Cardiovascular
• Metabolic
• Renal
• Endocrine
• Dermatological
• Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Thyroid Axis
• Hematologic
• Neurological