Reference no: EM133506643

Assignment:

You are tasked with putting together a treatment team for the scenario below. Who would you include and what would their role be? How would you and the team treat this patient? Attach the article in case your peers are interested in reading it.

Scenario:

A 12-year-old girl is referred by her mother. Since Bethany started middle school, her weight has been steadily decreasing. Bethany attributes this to her vegetarian diet. Her mother reports that six months ago her daughter decided to become vegetarian. Eight weeks ago, she turned vegan and further restricted what she was "allowed" to eat. Worried about her health, Bethany was sent to her pediatrician who discovered she had lost 15 pounds in the last four months.

Bethany says that she doesn't want to be "one of those fat girls who wear tight jeans." She will only eat lettuce, brown rice, and popcorn. She thinks her doctor's scale is inaccurate and that she is actually a bit chubbier than last year.

Bethany's grades are excellent and she is on the gymnastics and track teams at school. Her mother reports that Bethany has always been a perfectionist.

• Family History: Mother has struggled with being overweight since her own adolescence.
• Medical History: Negative. Bethany is 5 feet 2 inches tall and weighs 80 pounds.
• Medications: None