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Eating Disorders
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1Anorexia Nervosa can be described as the following:
Weight loss, or in children a lack of weight gain, leading to a body weight of at least [blank_start]15%[blank_end] below the normal or expected weight for age and height.- A15%
- B10%
- C20%
2Anorexia nervosa can also be described as a widespread endocrine disorder involving the hypothalamic-pituitary gonadal axis.
This typically presents in women as [blank_start]amenorrhoea[blank_end] and in men as [blank_start]loss of sexual interest[blank_end]- Aamenorrhoea
- Bvomiting
- Cdiarrhoea
- Dloss of sexual interest
- Evomiting
- Fdiarrhoea
- Gfatigue
3Bulimia Nervosa is described as recurrent episodes of overeating (at least [blank_start]2 times[blank_end] per week over a period of [blank_start]3 months[blank_end]) in which large amounts of food are consumed in short periods of time.
Patients counteract fattening effects of food by such things as self-induced vomiting, periods of starvation, etc.- A2 times
- B1 time
- C3 times
- D3 months
- E6 months
4Tooth decay is also known as dental [blank_start]caries[blank_end]
- Acaries
- Bcavies
- Ccathies
- Dcadies
- Ecaveries
5Calluses on the knuckles or back of the hand due to repeated self-induced vomiting over long periods of time is known as [blank_start]Russells'[blank_end] sign
- ARussells'
- BWilson's
- CTinel's
- DPhalen's
6What is the most common age of diagnosis for anorexia nervosa?
- A18
- B30
- C55
- D12
720% of deaths in anorexia patients is by suicide
- ATrue
- BFalse
8In patients who are starved or severely malnourished, rapid reinstitution of nutrition can cause severe metabolic symptoms to develop. This is called [blank_start]Refeeding[blank_end] Syndrome
- ARefeeding
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- Eating Disorders lecture given on 18/10/2018
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- Matthew Coulson
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