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Anorexia Nervosa: Restricting Type

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Past 3 months no binge eating or purging. Weight loss through fasting, diet restriction.

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Anorexia Nervosa: bing eating purging type

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Past 3 months regularly binge eating or purging using, force, laxatives, diuretics, enemas.

3
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Anorexia Nervosa: in partial remission.

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Maintenance of normal body weight with remaining fear and body distortion thought

4
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Obsessive-compulsive tendencies are seen in which Anorexia Nervosa subtype?

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Restricted subtype

5
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Impulse control disorder or substance abuse disorder associated with which Anorexia Nervosa subtype?

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Purging subtype

6
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Ego syntonic in Anorexia Nervosa

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Perceive starvation as a personal accomplishment

7
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Most common co-morbid psychiatric disorder with Anorexia Nervosa in general

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Major depressive disorder

8
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Define: Cachexia

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Loss of fat and muscle, reduced thyroid metabolism, cold intolerance

9
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Define: Lanugo

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Fine baby-like hair over body

10
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Refeeding syndrome

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Medical complications from refeeding malnourished patients too rapid a pace

11
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Purging is seen in which 2 eating disorders?

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Anorexia

Bulimia Nervosa

12
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Define: Perimolysis

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Erosion of dental enamel

13
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Russell’s sign

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Bite on their knuckles as they are purging

14
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Most effective treatment of anorexia nervosa

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Family and individual therapy together

15
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Therapy of anorexia nervosa focuses on “_________”

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Need to control

16
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SSRI for anorexia nervosa

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Mirtazapine

17
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These patients are ego-dystonic

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Bulimia nervosa

18
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Pharmacotherapy for Bulimia Nervosa

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Fluoxetine (Prozac)

19
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What defines atypical anorexia nervosa?

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Patient is normal or above normal weight

20
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Anorexia Nervosa patients have a BMI less than

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17.5

21
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Bulimia Nervosa patients sometimes have an enlarged ______ gland

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Parotid gland

22
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Most successful treatment of obesity

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Successful diet & activity level

23
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Define: Pica

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Eating of non-nutritive substances for at least 1 month

24
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Define: Rumination

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Repeated regurgitation of food for at least 1 month

25
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Define: Enuresis

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Repeated voiding of urine into bed/clothes

26
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For repeated problems with enuresis one may consider the drug ________.

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Desmopressin

27
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Define: Encopresis

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Passage of feces in inappropriate places