Monitoring
As an outpatient, weekly weights should be gathered until safe weight is reached. Additionally, serum chemistry, complete blood count, liver and thyroid function tests may be repeated if weight is not improving and the patient's condition deteriorating. Monthly follow-up visits should be considered, with weights as the patient stabilizes. Patients should be followed by a nutritionist, an internist, or family practitioner, and a psychiatrist to monitor physical and emotional progress. Additionally, yearly bone scans should be considered to monitor bone loss for people who remain persistently underweight.[65]
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