Eating Disorders Flashcards
What is refeeding syndrome?
Refeeding syndrome is the potentially fatal metabolic response of a starved individual to feeding, either enteral or parenteral. The correction of electrolyte imbalances is imperative before gradual refeeding to prevent hypophosphatemia, rhabdomyolysis, and other life-threatening complications.
What is bulimia?
Bulimia is a disease of excessive and insatiable appetite.
What is bulimia nervosa?
Bulimia nervosa is a a disorder marked by recurrent episodes of binge eating followed by feelings of humiliation, guilt, shame, and self-deprecation, and resulting in self-induced vomiting and diarrhea, excessive exercise, strict dieting or fasting to reverse the effects of binging, and an exaggerated concern about body shape and weight. These behaviors must be present at least twice a week for three months to establish this diagnosis.
What is anorexia nervosa?
Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder marked by weight loss, emacition, a disturbance in body image, and a fear of weight fain that results in self-imposed starvation. Patient with the disorder lose weight either by excessive dieting, compulsive exercising, self-induced vomiting, or abuse of laxative or diuretics to purge themselves. Repeated vomiting can cause esophageal erosion, ulceration, tears, and bleeding as well as dental caries and tooth and gum erosion.
Diagnosis is made by the following criteria: by the patient’s intense fear of becoming obese (this fear does not diminish as weight loss continues); by the patient’s claims of feeling fat even when emancipated, even though a loss of 25% of original weight may occur; by there being no known physical illness accounting for the weight loss; ad by the patient’s refusal to maintain body weight over a minimal normal weight for age and height.
What is binge eating disorder?
A binge eating disorder is marked by rapid consumption of large amount of food in short periods of time.
