Eating Disorders 1 Flashcards
- How much is spent on weight loss per year?
- What % of diets fail?
- 30 billion $$$$
- 90-95% fail
What are 8 red flags/clues to eating disorders in the office when evaluating a patient?
“FML - really makes such a freaking difference”
“Dogs Make Life Real Fun For Many Students”
- Frequent c/o constipation, abd pain, wkness in otherwise healthy patient
- They request laxatives/diuretics
- Reluctance/Refusal to be weighed
- Masking their weight loss w/ baggy clothes, weights in clothes, won’t remove clothes for exam, and fluid overloading
- Amenorrhea/Menstrual irregularity
- Depression
- Poorly healing sports injuries
- Vertebral or stress fx
What are the 4 associated features of a person w/ Anorexia Nervosa?
“PODS”
- Perfectionist / High achieving
- Strong need to control one’s environment/self
- Depressive sxs (secondary to starvation)
- OCD features about food
- How do people w/ anorexia nervosa manipulate their food intake?
- How many grams of fat are in their diet typically?
- Cut out all “fat & gristle” from meat
- Good food/Bad food classifications
- Covering mouth when eating/chewing
- Eating at time intervals
- Excessive condiment use
- 0 grams fat
40% of adolescent females w/ Anorexia Nervosa have a hx of what?
Premorbid obesity
- What is the mean age of onset of Anorexia Nervosa?
- At what age is it rare?
Bimodal: 14 yrs and 18 yrs
Rare: >40 yrs
What are the 6 PE components for Eating Disorders?
- VS
- Weight
- Height
- BMI
- Complete PE
- Mental Status Exam
Which 7 systems of the body are affected by a Anorexia Nervosa?
“Wide spread involvement”
- CNS
- Endocrine
- GI
- Hematologic
- Dermatologic
- Cardiovascular
- Liver dysfunction
- What is RMR?
- What contributes to a reduced RMR?
- Resting Metabolic Rate
- Chronic caloric restriction
- Energy Restriction
4 signs of Reduced RMR
- Bradycardia
- Hypotension
- Hypothermia
- Hypothalamic Dysfunction (sex drive, sleep, thirst) - abnormal function of hypothalamus
Does a reduced RMR increase or decrease weight loss?
A reduced RMR becomes counterproductive to further weight loss efforts
(impedes weight loss)
What 5 things contribute to Hypothalamic Dysfunction?
- Negative Energy Balance
- Weight loss
- Decreased body fat
- Chronic stress
- Excessive exercise
Which 2 glands are affected by Hypothalamic Dysfunction/Amenorrhea?
- Pituitary (LH and FSH are decreased to pre-pubertal levels)
- Ovaries (estrogen/progesterone both decreased)
(all leading to amenorrhea - absence of menses)
Distorted body image & excessive dieting/restrictive eating that leads to severe weight loss w/ a pathologic fear of becoming fat.
Definition of Anorexia Nervosa
Weight that is less than minimally normal
Significantly low weight in adults
Weight that is less than minimally expected
Significantly low weight in children and adolescents
What are the 2 types of Anorexia Nervosa?
- Restricting type
- Binge-eating/purging type
- During the last 3 months, has not engaged in recurrent binge eating/purging
- Has not engaged in misuse of laxatives, diuretics, enemas
- Weight loss is accomplished w/ dieting, fasting, or excessive exercise
Restricting type of Anorexia Nervosa
- During the last 3 months, has engaged in episodes of binge eating/purging (vomiting, laxatives, diuretics, enemas)
Binge-eating / Purging type of Anorexia Nervosa
What 2 things do you need to specify when diagnosing someone w/ Anorexia Nervosa?
- Type
- Current severity
- The minimum level of severity for adults w/ Anorexia Nervosa is based on ___.
- For children is based on ____.
- BMI
- BMI percentile
- Which organization’s categories are used for BMI?
- World Health Organization (WHO)
- Categories for “thinness” in adults
- For children/adolescents: use corresponding BMI percentiles
The level of severity of Anorexia Nervosa may be increased to reflect which 3 things?
- Clinical sxs
- Degree of functional disability
- Need for supervision
SCOFF is an acronym for a short questionere for which condition?
Anorexia Nervosa
2 or more + answers suggests eating disorder