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Criteria for considering admission to hospital for anorexia nervosa
| • Very rapid weight loss or very low energy intake |
| • Body mass index substantially below the second centile |
| • High risk of suicide |
| • Signs of physical compromise (severe dehydration; capillary return ≥1.5 seconds; resting pulse ≤45 beats/min; diastolic blood pressure ≤40 mm Hg and/or very wide pulse pressure or severe postural hypotension) |
