ABSTRACT: Evaluation of liver dysfunction in patients with severe anorexia nervosa (AN) has typically been limited to small case series. We report an investigation into the admission characteristics and clinical outcomes associated with liver dysfunction in a large cohort of adults hospitalized for medical stabilization of severe AN.

Tracy Johnson, PhD, Director of Health Reform Initiatives at Denver Health, was recently awarded a Health Policy Fellowship from the Commonwealth Fund.

The Fellowship, one of only two awarded this year, offers outstanding U.S. health policy researchers and practitioners a unique opportunity to spend up to 10 months in Australia conducting original research and working with leading Australian health policy experts on issues relevant to both countries. 

The American Cancer Society recognized Elizabeth Bibiloni with the Lane W. Adams Quality of Life Award, a prestigious national honor for cancer care and commitment.

Denver Health has been named a 2014 Top Performer on Key Quality Measures by the Joint Commission, the leading accreditor of health care organizations in the United States. 

The Joint Commission’s 2015 annual report “America’s Hospitals: Improving Quality and Safety,” recognized Denver Health for attaining and sustaining excellence in accountability measure performance data in the following areas: heart attacks, heart failure, pneumonia, surgical care, immunizations and perinatal care. 

Thanksgiving is a time for families and friends to gather, express gratitude and enjoy a meal together. Unfortunately, this time of year is also associated with an increased risk of food poisoning. This Thanksgiving, the American Association of Poison Control Centers (AAPCC) and the Rocky Mountain Poison & Drug Safety (RMPDS) encourage everyone to take a few simple food safety precautions to prevent food poisoning.

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Nutritional rehabilitation and weight restoration are key underpinnings of the treatment protocol for patients with anorexia nervosa. While their inherent state of malnutrition and weight loss is certainly not a healthy one, ironically, the very essence of the refeeding process, if done injudiciously, can also be unsafe for patients with anorexia nervosa. In this article we will provide a review of the major complications that may arise during refeeding, how best to avoid them, and how to treat them.

ABSTRACT: Inherent to anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa are a plethora of medical complications which correlate with the severity of weight loss or the frequency and mode of purging. Yet, the encouraging fact is that most of these medical complications are treatable and reversible with definitive care and cessation of the eating-disordered behaviors. Herein, these treatments are described for both the medical complications of anorexia nervosa and those which are a result of bulimia nervosa.

As with anorexia nervosa, there are many medical complications associated with bulimia nervosa. In bulimia nervosa, these complications are a direct result of both the mode and the frequency of purging behaviors. For the purposes of this article, we will review in detail the many complications of the two major modes of purging, namely, self-induced vomiting and laxative abuse; these two account for more than 90% of purging behaviors in bulimia nervosa.

ABSTRACT: Anorexia nervosa has the highest mortality of any psychiatric illness. Yet, these patients are often young and have many productive years yet to live. Weight restoration and nutritional rehabilitation, along with psychotherapy, are at the core of a successful treatment plan along with avoiding medical complications during the early periods of refeeding.