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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?
This BMI is one of the common physical characteristics to diagnose AN
What is below 17.5?
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?
This SSRI is the only drug approved by the FDA to treat Bulimia Nervosa
What is Fluoxetine? (Prozac?)
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?
The release of these neurochemicals occur in BED
What is Dopaminine and endogenous opioids?
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.?
This is affected by acid from the bulimic's stomach when vomiting
What are teeth?
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)
Calluses on the hands or scrapes from self-induced vomiting:
What is Russell's sign?
What is Ipecac?
What is an emetic agent that induces vomiting = CARDIO TOXIC?
What are common psychological 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?
Name 3 types of sports that could encourage a person to stay underweight:
What are cheerleading, gymnastics, ice skating, ballet, and wrestling?
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 range of weight do bulimics tend to fall into compared to the average weight of people?
What is average, or slightly above or below average?
fine downy hair on the face, back, abdomen and forearms of an anorexic?
What is Lanugo?