High-Risk Eating and Activity Behaviors and Clinical Findings of Concern
| High-risk eating and activity behaviors |
| • Severe dietary restriction (<500 kcal/d) |
| • Skipping of meals to lose weight |
| • Prolonged periods of starvation |
| • Self-induced vomiting |
| • Use of diet pills, laxatives, or diuretics |
| • Compulsive and excessive exercise |
| • Social isolation, irritability, profound fear of gaining weight, body image distortion |
| Clinical findings of concern |
| • Rapid weight loss |
| • Falling off percentiles for weight and BMI |
| • Amenorrhea in girls |
| • Presence of vital sign instability |
| o Bradycardia (heart rate <50 beats/minute during the day) |
| o Hypotension (<90/45 mm Hg) |
| o Hypothermia (body temperature <96°F [<35.6°C]) |
| o Orthostasis (increase in pulse >20 beats/min) or decrease in blood pressure (>20 mm Hg systolic or >10 mm Hg diastolic) on standing |
| High-risk eating and activity behaviors |
| • Severe dietary restriction (<500 kcal/d) |
| • Skipping of meals to lose weight |
| • Prolonged periods of starvation |
| • Self-induced vomiting |
| • Use of diet pills, laxatives, or diuretics |
| • Compulsive and excessive exercise |
| • Social isolation, irritability, profound fear of gaining weight, body image distortion |
| Clinical findings of concern |
| • Rapid weight loss |
| • Falling off percentiles for weight and BMI |
| • Amenorrhea in girls |
| • Presence of vital sign instability |
| o Bradycardia (heart rate <50 beats/minute during the day) |
| o Hypotension (<90/45 mm Hg) |
| o Hypothermia (body temperature <96°F [<35.6°C]) |
| o Orthostasis (increase in pulse >20 beats/min) or decrease in blood pressure (>20 mm Hg systolic or >10 mm Hg diastolic) on standing |