Case Reports Forensic 2018 Exercise 5: Death Due To Anorexia Nervosa And Bulimia Nervosa (CSFP1805)

Katherine Callahan, MD
Forensic Pathology Fellow
New Mexico Office of the Medical Investigator

Lori Proe, DO
Medical Investigator
New Mexico Office of the Medical Investigator
and
Assistant Professor of Pathology
University of New Mexico Health Science Center

Michelle Aurelius, MD
Assistant Chief Medical Investigator
New Mexico Office of the Medical Examiner
and
Associate Professor of Pathology
University of New Mexico Health Science Center

Albuquerque, New Mexico

Primary Audience: Pathologists and Clinical Scientists

Secondary Audience: Residents, Laboratory Technologist/Scientist (Includes all sub-specialty areas), Students, Pathologist Assistants,  Laboratory Directors and Educators

Upon completion of this activity, you will be able to:

• differentiate between anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa;
• identify autopsy and laboratory findings that suggest eating disorders;
• recognize elements of the medical history and scene investigation that suggest an eating disorder; and
• describe possible mechanisms of death in persons with eating disorders.