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Refeeding Syndrome

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Monitor patients with eating disorders for refeeding syndrome, caused by introducing nutrition too rapidly after prolonged starvation.
Monitor patients with eating disorders for refeeding syndrome, caused by introducing nutrition too rapidly after prolonged starvation. This is characterized by potentially fatal fluid/electrolyte changes (e.g., hypophosphatemia, hypomagnesemia, hypokalemia)
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