Diabulimia

Janine Shaw, age 24

Name:

Age:

Past Medical History:

  • a

Medication History:

  • a

Medical Notes:

Investigation Results:

Opening Sentence:

“I

Open History:  

 
History if asked: 


Social history:

Past Medical History:

Ideas:

Concerns:

Expectations:

How To React:

Data Gathering & Diagnosis

Positive Indicators

  • Data gathering was sufficiently targeted towards eating disorders / insulin use and establishing patient knowledge of risks to ensure patient safety  

Negative Indicators

  • Makes immediate assumptions about the problem (doesn’t delve any deeper into history and fails to elicit issues around body image) 

Clinical Management & Medical Complexity

Positive Indicators

  • The management plan was reflective of current best practice (see ‘Management’ tab) 

Negative Indicators

  • Fails to consider mental health conditions in the differential diagnosis  

Relating to Others

Positive Indicators

  • Appropriate or sufficient demonstration of respect/sensitivity during the consultation  

Negative Indicators

  • Doesn't enquire about patients’ Ideas, concerns and expectations 

Key Issues

Recognising the underlying mental health disorder: ‘Diabulimia’

Explanation

D

D

Further Reading:

a

Last Updated: January 2024

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