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. 2014 Sep;55(3):455-7.
doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2014.06.010.

Refeeding hypophosphatemia in hospitalized adolescents with anorexia nervosa: a position statement of the Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine

Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine

Refeeding hypophosphatemia in hospitalized adolescents with anorexia nervosa: a position statement of the Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine

Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine. J Adolesc Health. 2014 Sep.

Abstract

Refeeding hypophosphatemia in hospitalized adolescents with anorexia nervosa is correlated with degree of malnutrition. Therefore, when initiating nutritional rehabilitation, clinicians should have a heightened awareness of the possibility of refeeding hypophosphatemia in severely malnourished patients (<70% median body mass index).

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