Adolescent Medicine

Question 1

Determining treatment goal weights for children and adolescents with anorexia nervosa: What 4 ways can we create Target Goal weights for eating disorders patients?

Answer 1

Can be determined using TGW based on:

1. prior growth trends (weight, height, and BMI percentiles)
2. weight based on same percentile as height
3. based on median BMI for age
4. based on menstrual threshold + 2 kg