Volume 88, Number 6
Medical complications of bulimia nervosa

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Release Date: June 1, 2021
Expiration Date: May 31, 2022
Estimated Time of Completion: 1 hour
Description
Complications can affect all body systems, but especially the renal and electrolyte systems.
Learning Objective
Readers will recognize the signs and consequences of bulimia nervosa.
Target Audience
Directed to practitioners in adolescent medicine, emergency medicine, endocrinology, family medicine, gastroenterology, hospital medicine, psychiatry, psychology, sports medicine, women’s health, and wellness and preventive medicine.
CME Accreditation
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education designates this journal-based CME activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Participants claiming CME credit from this activity may submit the credit hours to the American Osteopathic Association for Category 2 credit.
MOC/ CC Part II Accreditation
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to:
ABA MOC: 1.0 Lifelong Learning MOC points in the ABA MOCA 2.0® Maintenance of Certification in Anesthesiology Program®
ABIM MOC: 1.0 Medical Knowledge MOC points in the ABIM MOC Assessment Recognition Program
ABPath CC: 1.0 Lifelong Learning credits in the ABPath Continuing Certification Program
ABP MOC: 1.0 Lifelong Learning & Self-Assessment MOC points in the ABP Maintenance of Certification Program
ABS MOC: 1.0 Accredited CME & Self-Assessment credits toward ABS Continuous Certification Program
Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity.
It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABA, ABIM, ABPath and ABP credit. Credit will be reported within 30 days of claiming credit.
ABS: It is the participant’s responsibility to self-report their participation per current board policy.
***Please Note*** To receive MOC you must select the MOC option during the online credit claiming process and complete the required steps.
Activity Director and Authors
Activity Director
Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD
Chairman, Department of Academic Medicine, Education Institute,
Professor of Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine
of Case Western Reserve University,
Editor in Chief, Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine,
Cleveland Clinic,
Cleveland, OH
Co-Activity Directors
Pelin Batur, MD, FACP, NCMP
Department of Subspecialty Women’s Health,
Ob/Gyn & Women’s Health Institute, Cleveland Clinic;
Associate Professor of Medicine,
Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine
of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH;
Deputy Editor, Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine,
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
Craig D. Nielsen, MD, FACP
Vice Chairman, Department of Internal Medicine;
Associate Professor, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine
of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH;
Deputy Editor, Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine,
Cleveland Clinic,
Cleveland, OH
Mary T. Cusick, MS
Executive Editor, Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine,
Cleveland Clinic,
Cleveland, OH
Authors
Allison Nitsch, MD
ACUTE Center for Eating Disorders at Denver Health, Denver, CO;
Department of Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO
Heather Dlugosz, MD
Eating Recovery Center and Pathlight Mood & Anxiety Center, Cincinnati, OH
Dennis Gibson, MD
ACUTE Center for Eating Disorders at Denver Health, Denver, CO;
Department of Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO
Philip S. Mehler, MD, FACP, FAED
ACUTE Center for Eating Disorders at Denver Health, Denver, CO;
Department of Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO
CME Disclaimer
The information in this educational activity is provided for general medical education purposes only and is not meant to substitute for the independent medical judgment of a physician relative to diagnostic and treatment options of a specific patient's medical condition. The viewpoints expressed in this CME activity are those of the authors/faculty. They do not represent an endorsement by The Cleveland Clinic Foundation. In no event will The Cleveland Clinic Foundation be liable for any decision made or action taken in reliance upon the information provided through this CME activity.
Disclosures
In accordance with the Standards for Commercial Support issued by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education requires resolution of all faculty conflicts of interest to ensure CME activities are free of commercial bias.
The following faculty have indicated that they have a relationship which, in the context of their contributions, could be perceived as a potential conflict of interest:
Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD (Activity Director) | ||
Teaching and speaking | Genentech | |
Consulting | Horizon Pharma | |
Kristin Highland, MD | ||
Research/Ind Contractor | Viela Bio, Inc. Gossamer Bio, REATA Pharmaceuticals, Genentech, Lilly and Eiger | |
Research/Ind Contractor, Consulting, Teaching and Speaking | Acetelion, Bayer Healthcare, Boehringer Ingelheim, United Therapeutics Corporation | |
Christian Nasr, MD | ||
Advisory committee or review panels | Exelixis,
Horizon Pharma, Neurogastrx, and Nevro Corp. | |
Consulting, Research/Ind Contractor | Siemens | |
All other authors, co-activity directors, reviewers and CCJM staff report no relevant financial relationships which, in the context of their contributions, could be perceived as a potential conflict of interest.
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This CME activity was produced by the Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine and the Cleveland Clinic Center for Continuing Education.
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