Abstract
Patients with bulimia who abuse laxatives as a manifestation of their eating disorder may demonstrate a low serum bicarbonate on routine laboratory screening, suggesting diarrhea‐induced metabolic acidosis. The utility of this finding as a diagnostic marker is discussed.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 557-560 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | International Journal of Eating Disorders |
Volume | 6 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jul 1987 |