Bulimia Nervosa
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N Engl J Med 2003;349:875-81. Copyright © 2003 Massachusetts Medical Society. A 20-year-old woman presents with fatigue; laboratory tests reveal a serum potassium level of 2.3 mmol per liter and a serum bicarbonate level of 36 mmol per liter. She is 163 cm (64 in.) tall and weighs 54 kg (119 lb). The findings on physical examination are normal. On questioning, she admits to binge eating and vomiting as frequently as five times per day. How should she be treated?
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