Definitions
What is the psychiatric diagnosis described:recurrent episodes of binge eating and recurrent inappropriate compensatory behavior in order to prevent weight gain such as laxatives, medications, self-induced vomiting, and excessive exercise
What is Bulimia Nervosa?
What are the two types of Anorexia Nervosa?
What are Restricting Type and Binge-Purge Type?
What is the criteria for a diagnosis of Bulimia Nervosa?
What is binge eating and inappropriate compensatory behaviors both occur on average 1 wk. For 3 months?
What is the medication used in treatment of this disorder?
What is Vyvanse?
A person that has Anorexia can be underweight OR overweight
What is false?
What is the name of the precursor for serotonin? (this is gotten through the diet)
What is tryptophan?
One out of five Anorexia Nervosa deaths are suicide? (True/False)
What is true?
What class of drugs decrease binging and purging?
What are tricyclic antidepressants?
What are somethings the nurse should assess for in regards to eating disorders?
What is history of dieting, eating habits, patient's perception of the problem, value attached to a specific shape and weight, interpersonal and social functioning, etc.?
Why can't you give a patient with an eating disorder an SSRI?
What is their GI tract isn't working properly and can’t handle/digest/absorb it because lack of food?
What is the refusal to maintain body weight at or above a minimally normal weight for age and height with an intense fear of weight gain even though they are underweight?
What is Anorexia Nervosa?
What are common personality traits of individuals with eating disorders?
What is perfectionism, obsessive thoughts and actions relating to food, intense feelings of shame, people pleasing, and need to have complete control over their therapy?
Why is the use of laxatives to lose weight dangerous?
What is they stop the natural peristalsis of the GI tract and can lead to severe constipation?
Someone with an eating disorder might avoid social settings? (True/False)
What is true? (d/t food being common)
Why is it harder for a patient with Anorexia Nervosa to admit and see they have an issue versus a patient with Bulimia Nervoa?
They may say “I am just eating healthy and working out. I don’t see an issue.”
Patients with bulimia recognize that vomiting is not a sign of good health so it may be easier to see and admit they have an issue
What is Ipecac?
What is an emetic agent that induces vomiting = CARDIO TOXIC?
What are common morbidness with this disorder?
What is Bipolar, Depression, and Anxiety?
What is a major nursing consideration for a patient that is purging?
What is dehydration and electrolyte imbalances?
What is PICA?
What is eating substances with no nutritional value (such as hair, paper, paint chips)?
What is the priority nursing intervention for a patient with an eating disorder?
What is medical stabilization?
What is included in medical stabilization for a patient with an eating disorder?
What is IV fluids, nutrition, fixing electrolyte imbalances, etc?
Why is it common for individuals with Anorexia Nervosa to have OCD behaviors?
What is restricting food takes a high amount of discipline?
Why would a patient with Bulimia Nervous have cardiac issues?
What is purging leads to loss of electrolytes, especially Potassium which is key for heart function?
What do Ghrelin and Leptin do?
What is tell a person when they are hungry and when they are full/satisfied?
How might a patient with an eating disorder present?
What is Moody/ irritable, Severely underweight, Lanugo (fine, downy hair) on face and back, Depressed, Don't look well/healthy, very pale, Mottled cool skin, Low BP, pulse, and temperature readings, Pull back from social situations d/t food usually being in the social setting, amenorrhea, Stunted growth, etc.?