Define
Eating pattern that compromises one's health
What are eating disorders?
The full name for bulimia
What is bulimia nervosa?
The full name of anorexia
What is anorexia nervosa?
Only preferred foods are offered
Anorexia
Patients with bulimia present as ill
what is fiction
Episodes of binge eating followed by self-induced vomiting.
What is bulimia?
Name inappropriate compensating behaviors
What is vomiting, laxatives, excessive exercise?
Name the movie staring Lily Collins & Keanu Reeves about anorexia
What is "To The Bone"
Health promotions for bulimia
What are meal planning, relaxation techniques and coping skills?
Young women are 10-20X more likely to suffer from anorexia then boys or men
What if fact
Loss of appetite, purposefully not eating
What is anorexia
Name nursing interventions
What is promoting adequate nutrition, monitoring vitals and providing education?
Name the age range that is more at risk for the development of anorexia
What are teens to early 20s?
Smaller, more frequent meals
Anorexia
Weight loss of 15% or more is typical for anorexia
what is fact?
Binging
What is an eating disorder marked by rapid consumption of large amounts of food in a short time?
Name side effects of bulimia
What is dental erosion, sores, parotid swelling
Name 3 causes of anorexia
What are depression, alcoholism, drug addiction, disorders of the alimentary tract, medical procedures
Oral hygiene
What is anorexia and bulimia
Eating disorders can have an effect on a woman's menstrual cycle and libido
What is fact?
Purging
What is the act of eliminating ingested calories, behaviors may include misuse of emetics, diuretics, laxatives or enemas?
The rate of bulimia is increasing in 2 minority groups
What are the Hispanic and Black American minority groups?
Name another type of anorexia
Athletic anorexia: Compulsion to exercise
Anorexia mirabilis: Forgo food to purify the soul (holy anorexia)
Most common pharmacological interventions shown to improve bulimic symptoms
What are antidepressants?
The major cause of death for people with eating disorders is cardiac irregularities related to electrolyte imbalance.
What is fiction? The major cause of death is suicide.