RT Book, Section A1 McClain, Zachary A1 Reirden, Daniel H. A1 Schwarz, Donald F. A1 Peebles, Rebecka A2 Zaoutis, Lisa B. A2 Chiang, Vincent W. SR Print(0) ID 1146114574 T1 Eating Disorders T2 Comprehensive Pediatric Hospital Medicine, 2e YR 2017 FD 2017 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9780071829281 LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1146114574 RD 2024/03/29 AB Eating disorders are common and dangerous conditions. They affect millions of Americans, across all racial and socioeconomic lines, occurring in both males and females. Eating disorders consistently challenge patients, families, and medical professionals.1 The management of eating disorders, whether treatment is in an inpatient or outpatient setting, requires a coordinated multidisciplinary team of individuals—ideally consisting of a physician (the patient’s primary care physician if he or she is comfortable in that role, a physician specializing in eating disorders, or a hospitalist physician), a registered dietician, a mental health provider, and a caregiver or parent.2 Although most patients with eating disorders are managed in an outpatient setting, this chapter provides a practical framework for the general pediatrics hospitalist to stabilize and initiate management of a patient hospitalized for an eating disorder.