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Sick Enough (CHES)

Sick Enough (CHES)

A Guide to the Medical Complications of Eating Disorders and Undernutrition

This course is only for CHES practitioners.

Excellent resource! Considered the best book in the field on medical care of people with eating disorders and undernutrition issues. This book offers medical insight, “relatable case presentations, stories and metaphors, peer-reviewed literature, approachable scientific explanations,” and practical care strategies.

This updated guide features:

  • Weight-inclusive philosophy
  • Comprehensive coverage of eating disorders
  • Chapters about "unmeasurable" medical issues such as mast cell activation syndrome (MCAS) and postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS)
  • Recognition of specific populations including athletes, those in (peri)menopause, and individuals with challenges like PTSD and ADHD

Quotes

This expanded edition tackles critical topics often overlooked elsewhere: the pervasive impact of weight stigma, the intersection of neurodiversity and eating disorders, the medical complexities of “atypical” anorexia, the unintended harm patients may encounter within healthcare systems, and more. - Elyse Resch, MS, RDN, CEDS-C, co-creator & co-author of Intuitive Eating

Sick Enough, Second Edition is a masterclass in what medical education has long been missing. Dr Gaudiani weaves science, clinical depth, and human compassion into a resource that should be required reading in every medical and mental health curriculum. - Eva Trujillo-ChiVacuan, MD, MET, FAED, CEDS, FAAP, Fiaedp CEO

This book is essential for anyone, whether caregiver, patient, clinician or curious onlooker, who interacts with an eating disorder. Enjoyable to read, with ample case studies, it provides expert explanations of the medical consequences of eating disorders alongside superb insightful descriptions of the mental state of those with eating disorders. - Therese S. Waterhous, PhD, RDN, CEDS, FAED

This book shines in the eating disorder world by combining science and the emotions of eating disorders and recovery. It is a must read for patients, families, physicians, therapists, and dietitians who want to understand the physical changes of a body with an eating disorder, and it masterfully describes the patient’s journey. Readers will be enlightened by Dr Gaudiani’s wisdom and experience. - Dirk Miller, PhD, founder and executive chair of The Emily Program

34 Hour Program I.D. #114228_SE2SS  34 Total Hours / 14 MCHES Hours

Dr. Jennifer Gaudiani, MD, CEDS-C, FAED
Course Expiration Date: Jun-17-2029
Course Performance Indicators: 2.1.1, 2.1.2, 3.1.3, 5.1.1, 5.1.3, 9.2.1, 9.2.4, 10.1.3, 10.6.2, 11.2.5

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Regular price $250.00

Book Details

Author Dr. Jennifer Gaudiani, MD, CEDS-C, FAED
Year Published 2025
Edition 2nd Edition
Publisher Routledge
ISBN 978-1041036487
Format Paperback
Page Count 404
CDR Activity Numbers
  • 34 CE Online Test Only: 193473
  • 34 CE Book & Online Test: 193473

Course Objectives

RDN Level CPE: 1, 2, 3

RDN CPE type: 741 Enduring Timing

CHES Competencies for 34 Hour Course -  20 CHES Hours

1.1.3 Identify existing and available resources, policies, practices and interventions

1.2.6 Identify existing data gaps

1.3.2 Determine the knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, skills and behaviors that impact the health and health literacy of the priority
population

1.3.3 Identify the social, cultural, economic, political, and environmental factors that impact the health and health literacy of the priority populations

MCHES Competencies for 34 Hour Course - 14 MCHES Hours

1.4.1 Compare findings to norms, existing data and other information

2.3.3 Assess the effectiveness and alignment of existing interventions to desired outcomes

4.4.2 Compare findings to other evaluations and studies

Upon successful completion, the users will be able to:

1.  Discuss three reasons / side effects why having an eating disorder should be taken very seriously.

2.  Describe the difference between Z-scores and T-scores for DEXA or DXA scans and how they are used in healthcare versus Z-scores for young athletes in weight-bearing sports.

3.  Identify three supplements or pharmaceuticals used to reverse low bone density.

4.  Name three symptoms of hypoglycemia often seen with extreme starvation and identify the blood sugar threshold for diagnosis.

5.  Discuss three negative side-effects from bingeing and purging.

6.  Describe two ways avoidant restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) is different from anorexia nervosa.

7.  Identify three strategies in nutritional rehabilitation in the outpatient setting.

8.  Describe three criteria for diagnosing mast cell activation syndrome (MCAS).

9.  Compare and contrast the followings’ symptoms: Type 5 Diabetes, Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS), and Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS).

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Why We Chose This Book

We are always on the lookout for highly regarded books written by practitioners who are recognized as top in their fields. This book was suggested to us by many practitioners. The author is world renowned for her insightful and compassionate care of patients.

About the Author

Dr. Jennifer Gaudiani, MD, CEDS-C, FAED is a board-certified internal medicine physician, known nationally and internationally for her work on the medical complications of eating disorders.