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Nursing Test sobre MH 433 Eating disorders, creado por Kristi Breese el 05/12/2016.

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MH 433 Eating disorders

Pregunta 1 de 42

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The following are indicative of anorexia. Select all that apply.

Selecciona una o más de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Self-induced vomiting

  • Use of laxatives and diuretics

  • Judges self-worth by weight

  • Lanugo

  • Terror of gaining weight

  • Impulsive and compulsive

  • Binge eating

  • Cachetic

  • Peculiar handling of food

Explicación

Pregunta 2 de 42

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The following are indicative of bulimia. Select all that apply.

Selecciona una o más de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Impulsive and compulsive

  • Anxiety

  • Possible chemical dependency and shoplifting

  • Binge eating followed by purging

  • Depressive signs and symptoms

  • Lanugo

  • Undoes weight after bingeing

  • Terror of gaining weight

Explicación

Pregunta 3 de 42

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The cause of eating disorders is varied and complex. Eating disorders include a biological vulnerability or predisposition that is activated by psychological, environmental, and cultural factors.

Selecciona uno de los siguientes:

  • VERDADERO
  • FALSO

Explicación

Pregunta 4 de 42

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Abnormalities are of the "the chicken or the egg" quality because we are not certain whether they cause the eating disorder or if the eating disorder causes them. Serotonin pathways are abnormal.

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Neurobiologic or Neuroendocrine Models

  • Genetic Models

  • Cultural considerations

Explicación

Pregunta 5 de 42

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Individuals with eating disorders have a characteristic phenotype: Constellation of personality traits that have been shown to be moderately heritable.

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Neurobiologicl or Neuroendocrine Models

  • Genetic Models

  • Psychologic Models

Explicación

Pregunta 6 de 42

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Female relatives of people with eating disorders are up to times more likely to develop them as well.

Explicación

Pregunta 7 de 42

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Core characteristics of eating disorders are thought to be low self-esteem and self-doubts about personal worth. Family theorists long believed that specific dynamics converge to create individuals with eating disorders.

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Psychologic Models

  • Cultural considerations

  • Genetic Models

Explicación

Pregunta 8 de 42

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Eating disorders increase in societies where women have a choice in social roles.

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Cultural considerations

  • Neurobiologic or Neuroendocrine Models

  • Psychologic Models

Explicación

Pregunta 9 de 42

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Rellena el espacio en blanco para completar el texto.

People with eating disorders have that are the result of processing errors in the brain.

Explicación

Pregunta 10 de 42

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Eating disorders are connected to underlying emotions of:

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Anxiety

  • Dysphoria

  • Low self-esteem

  • Feelings of lack of control

  • All of the above

Explicación

Pregunta 11 de 42

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Determining which cognitive distortions were present before the eating disorder and which ones are the result of semistarvation is important.

Selecciona uno de los siguientes:

  • VERDADERO
  • FALSO

Explicación

Pregunta 12 de 42

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Risk factors for an eating disorder include interpersonal factors and social factors.

Selecciona uno de los siguientes:

  • VERDADERO
  • FALSO

Explicación

Pregunta 13 de 42

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Interpersonal factors include: Select all that apply.

Selecciona una o más de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Troubled personal and family interactions

  • Difficulty expressing emotions and feelings

  • History of being teased or ridiculed based on size or weight

  • History of physical, emotional and/or sexual abuse

  • Media influence

  • "War on obesity"

Explicación

Pregunta 14 de 42

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Social factors include: Select all that apply.

Selecciona una o más de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Media influence

  • High focus on physical attributes

  • Occupational influence (sports/performing arts)

  • "War on obesity"

  • Acceptance of normative discontent and dieting as an accepted lifestyle choice

  • Troubled personal and family interactions

  • History of being teased or ridiculed based on size or weight

Explicación

Pregunta 15 de 42

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Signs and symptoms of an eating disorder include:

Dramatic weight loss in a relatively short period of time
Obsession with weight, calories, fat, food groups, exercise, recipes, cooking for others
Frequent sore throats, swollen glands, and/or headaches
Frequent trips to the bathroom after meals (often run water to mask sound)
Isolation when eating
Unusual eating habits (i.e cutting up food in tiny pieces, over-seasoning food, spitting out food, lots of water, small bites)
Low self-esteem
Constantly feeling cold
Mood swings
Hiding/stealing food
Insomnia

Selecciona uno de los siguientes:

  • VERDADERO
  • FALSO

Explicación

Pregunta 16 de 42

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Anorexia nervosa appears in

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • early to middle adolescence

  • late adolescence

  • adulthood

Explicación

Pregunta 17 de 42

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Bulimia nervosa appears in

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • early to middle adolescence

  • late adolescence

  • adulthood

Explicación

Pregunta 18 de 42

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For women aged 35-65 years, changes in appearance and role can potentially increase the risk of developing an eating disorder.

Selecciona uno de los siguientes:

  • VERDADERO
  • FALSO

Explicación

Pregunta 19 de 42

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Eating disorders are almost never co-morbid with other psychiatric illnesses.

Selecciona uno de los siguientes:

  • VERDADERO
  • FALSO

Explicación

Pregunta 20 de 42

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What are some assessment findings in anorexia nervosa? Select all that apply.

Selecciona una o más de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • High suicide rate - Highest mortality rate of all DSM diagnoses

  • Refusal to maintain body weight above 85% of ideal

  • Intense fear of gaining weight

  • Body image distortion or denial of seriousness of low weight

  • Amenorrhea for three months

  • Two types: restricting or purging

  • Normal weight or overweight

  • High blood pressure

  • Sore throat

Explicación

Pregunta 21 de 42

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What are some assessment findings in bulimia nervosa? Select all that apply

Selecciona una o más de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Normal weight or overweight

  • High blood pressure

  • Swollen glands/Sore throat

  • Dental erosions and staining

  • Scars on knuckles of hands

  • Edema/Extremity weakness

  • Potential for gastric rupture during bingeing

  • Inflammation and possible rupture of esophagus

  • Electrolyte imbalance

  • Refusal to maintain body weight above 85% of ideal

Explicación

Pregunta 22 de 42

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What does the clinical picture of anorexia nervosa look like?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Orthostatic changes, bradycardia, cardiac murmur, sudden cardiac arrest

  • Prolonged QT interval, acrocyanosis, symptomatic hypotension, leukopenia, lymphocytosis, carotenemia

  • Hypokalemic alkalosis, electrolyte imbalances, osteoporosis, fatty degeneration of liver, elevated cholesterol levels

  • Amenorrhea, abnormal thyroid functioning, hematuria, proteinuria

  • All of the above

Explicación

Pregunta 23 de 42

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Refeeding syndrome is a potentially fatal shift in fluids and electrolytes that may occur due to prolonged malnourishment.

Selecciona uno de los siguientes:

  • VERDADERO
  • FALSO

Explicación

Pregunta 24 de 42

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How does refeeding syndrome happen?

Selecciona una o más de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Despite food deprivation, body attempts to achieve homeostasis by essentially starving the cells of fluids and electrolytes in an effort to keep blood levels normal. Metabolism slows down to make the minimal nutrients in the body last as long as possible.

  • Once food is introduced back in the system, system is overloaded. Starved cells rapidly absorb water and electrolytes (Ph, K+, Mg2+) causing shift in fluid and electrolyte imbalance.

  • How the heck do I know?

Explicación

Pregunta 25 de 42

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How do we prevent refeeding syndrome?

Selecciona una o más de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Reintroduce food slowly and gradually

  • Assess cardiovascular status

  • Let the patient eat and drink as much as they want in one setting

  • By coloring pretty pictures

Explicación

Pregunta 26 de 42

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Refeeding syndrome is potentially fatal.

Selecciona uno de los siguientes:

  • VERDADERO
  • FALSO

Explicación

Pregunta 27 de 42

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Why do we care about refeeding syndrome?

Selecciona una o más de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Abnormal sodium and fluid balance. Changes in glucose, protein and fat metabolism, thiamine deficiency, hypokalemia, hypomagnesaemia

  • Result is possible fluid overload, congestive cardiac failure, pulmonary edema, and cardiac arrhythmia

  • Because we were told to care

Explicación

Pregunta 28 de 42

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Characteristics of bulimia nervosa are:

-Recurrent binge episodes (consumption of large amounts of food with loss of control)
-Recurrent use of inappropriate behaviors to prevent weight gain (vomiting, laxatives, diuretics, exercise, diet pills)
-Both bingeing and purging occur, on average, two times weekly for three months
-Self-evaluation influenced by weight/shape

Selecciona uno de los siguientes:

  • VERDADERO
  • FALSO

Explicación

Pregunta 29 de 42

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The clinical picture of bulimia nervosa looks like

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Cardiomyopathy (ipecac toxicity), cardiac dysrhythmias, sinus bradycardia, sudden cardia arrest, orthostatic changes in pulse and blood pressure

  • Electrolyte imbalance, metabolic acidosis, hypochloremia, hypokalemia, dehydration and renal loss of potassium as a result of self-induced vomiting

  • Attrition and erosion of teeth, loss of dental arch, diminished chewing ability, parotic gland enlargement

  • Esophageal tears as a result of self-induced vomiting, gastric dilation, Russell sign

  • All of the above

Explicación

Pregunta 30 de 42

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Nursing care of patients with eating disorders include:

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Assess for suicidal thoughts and self-injuriousbehaviors.

  • Acknowledge emotional and physical difficulties.

  • Monitor physiologic parameters (e.g., vital signs, electrolyte levels).

  • Weigh the patient using strict protocol.

  • Monitor during and after meals to prevent the throwing away or purging of food.

  • Recognize the patient’s distorted image andvalue of body shape.

  • Educate the patient regarding the ill effects of low weight and impaired health.

  • Assist in identifying strengths.

  • All of the above

Explicación

Pregunta 31 de 42

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Planning care in the acute phase of anorexia nervosa includes: Select all that apply.

Selecciona una o más de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Intensive care unit (ICU), critical care unit (CCU), ED unit (crisis state)

  • Establishment of trust

  • Monitoring of weight and eating

  • Countering distorted ideas

  • Milieu therapy, counseling, health teaching, and medications

  • Patient privileges linked to treatment plan compliance

Explicación

Pregunta 32 de 42

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Possible long-term treatment for anorexia nervosa includes

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Periodic brief hospital stays

  • Outpatient psychotherapy

  • Medications

  • All of the above

Explicación

Pregunta 33 de 42

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Planning care in the acute phase of bulimia nervosa includes: Select all that apply.

Selecciona una o más de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Patient is admitted into an inpatient unit.

  • CBT is highly effective.

  • Binge and purge cycle is interrupted.

  • Eating habits are normalized.

  • Underlying conflicts and distortions are examined.

  • Co-morbid depression and substance abuse are treated.

Explicación

Pregunta 34 de 42

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For patient with bulimia nervosa, the patient is referred for long term care on discharge to solidify goals and to address attitudes and perceptions that maintain the eating disorder. Also, the patient and family benefit from connecting with the national network and often, psychotherapy is performed.

Selecciona uno de los siguientes:

  • VERDADERO
  • FALSO

Explicación

Pregunta 35 de 42

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Evidence based research suggests multi-disciplinary approach to be the least effective form of treating for an eating disorder.

Selecciona uno de los siguientes:

  • VERDADERO
  • FALSO

Explicación

Pregunta 36 de 42

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Treatment of eating disorders include: select all that apply

Selecciona una o más de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Milieu therapy

  • Health teaching

  • Health promotion

  • Singing songs

  • Psychotherapy

  • Cognitive Behavioral therapy (CBT) and dialectal-behavior therapy (DBT)

  • Psychodynamic therapy

  • Group and family therapy

  • Going to fat camp

Explicación

Pregunta 37 de 42

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What are some guidelines when communicating with a patient with an eating disorder?

Selecciona una o más de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Understand that the patient may feel shame and totally out of control.

  • Therapeutic alliance empathizes with the feelings of low self-esteem, unworthiness, and dysphoria.

  • Nurse may suspect dishonesty when the patient does not report bingeing and/or purging.

  • Accepting, having a nonjudgmental approach, and understanding the subjective experience of the patient will help build trust.

  • With bulimia, be aware that the patient is sensitive to the perceptions of others

  • Yelling, screaming, and telling the patient they are worthless

Explicación

Pregunta 38 de 42

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Long-term outpatient treatment helps patients:
-maintain health weight
-with individual, family, group therapy, psychopharmacology, and nutrition counseling
-address depression, substance abuse, and/or personality disorders that interfere with quality of life

Selecciona uno de los siguientes:

  • VERDADERO
  • FALSO

Explicación

Pregunta 39 de 42

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Self-worth and interpersonal functioning aren't issues that are useful to target

Selecciona uno de los siguientes:

  • VERDADERO
  • FALSO

Explicación

Pregunta 40 de 42

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Which of the following is an example of all-or-nothing thinking, which is a frequent cognitive distortion of patients with an ED?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • “If I allow myself to gain weight, I’ll be huge.”

  • “I’m unpopular because I’m fat.”

  • “When I’m thin, I’m powerful.”

  • “When people say I look better, they’re really thinking I look fat.”

Explicación

Pregunta 41 de 42

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Typical goals of inpatient hospitalization for a patient with anorexia do not include which of the following?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Stabilization of the patient’s immediate condition

  • Limited weight restoration

  • Determination of the causes for the ED

  • Restoration of normal electrolyte balance

Explicación

Pregunta 42 de 42

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Which medication is likely to be used in the treatment of patients with EDs?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • SSRI, such as fluoxetine

  • Antipsychotic medication, such as risperidone

  • Anxiolytic medication, such as alprazolam

  • Anticonvulsant agent, such as carbamazepine

Explicación

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