Anorexia
Primary goal for a hospitalized patient with anorexia.
What is weight gain?
To meet criteria for BED, must have weekly episodes for excessive eating for this length of time.
What is 3 months?
People with bulimia generally have weight in this range.
What is normal to slightly above normal?
Flat affect, amotivation, anosognosia, poor hygiene and anhedonia are examples of these.
What are the negative symptoms of schizophrenia?
Characterized by a false belief that a person has a physical defect, disorder or disease.
What is Somatic Delusion?
SBP <70, rapid weight loss, cardiac arrhythmias and electrolyte imbalance would indicate this.
What is the need for hospitalization?
Drug that may help the treatment of bulimia and anorexia.
What is fluoxetine?
Self-induced vomiting or misuse of laxatives, diuretics or enemas.
What is purging?
Repeating words that are heard over and over.
What is echolalia?
Area of the brain associated with excess dopamine involved in the positive symptoms of schizophrenia.
What are the mesolimbic pathways?
A potential outcome of aggressive nutritional restoration, this is associated with electrolyte imbalances that can cause arrhythmias and death.
What is refeeding syndrome?
Obesity is defined by the NIH as a BMI of what.
What is 30 or greater?
Common problems resulting from excessive vomiting and laxative abuse.
What are dehydration and electrolyte imbalance?
If a patient falsely thinks the government is trying to find them and kill them they are experiencing this.
What is a delusion of persecution?
Similar to schizophrenia, this disorder lasts 1-6 months and the patient can return to fill function.
What is schizophreniform disorder?
A patient, who states they are fat despite weighing 85 lbs., is demonstrating one of these, which are common in anorexia.
What are cognitive distortions?
Besides lacking control over eating, patients with BED exhibit this feeling about their binge eating.
What is distress?
Severe electrolyte imbalances can cause this.
What is cardiac arrhythmia?
Jumble of random words which can be a symptom of schizophrenia.
What is word salad?
Made up words that only have meaning for the person who invents them.
What are neologisms?
Hospitalization is recommended when a person is this percentage below expected weight for their height.
What is 20%?
One of the few evidenced-based treatments for anorexia.
What is the Maudsley approach?
Widely accepted treatment for eating disorders such as bulimia.
What is behavior modification?
The four phases of schizophrenia.
What are premorbid, prodromal, active psychotic and residual phases?
Term describing when limbs stay in any position they are put in.
What is waxy flexibility?