Table 4.

Table 4 Laboratory abnormalities in eating disorders

Laboratory findings		Cause
Complete blood count
	Leukopenia with a relative lymphocytosis	Starvation
	Anemia	Starvation
Serum and plasma
	Hypokalemia	Purging, diuretic abuse
	Hypochloremic metabolic alkalosis	Purging
	Hyperamylasemia	Purging
	Hypercholesterolemia	Starvation
	Hypercarotinemia	Ingestion of high-carotene foods
Electrocardiogram
	Q-T and T-wave changes	Hypokalemia, cardiomyopathy from ipecac
Photon absorptiometry
	Reduced bone density	Starvation