Eating Disorders

Question 1

What questionnaire can be used to diagnose an eating disorder?

Answer 1

SCOFF

Question 2

What characterises anorexia nervosa?

Answer 2

Restriction of intake to reduce weight

Relies on compulsive compensatory behaviours when food cannot be avoided

Question 3

What are the physiological side effects of anorexia nervosa?

Answer 3

Cold intolerance, blue hands and feet, constipation, bloating, delayed puberty, primary or secondary amenorrhoea, dry ski, fainting, hypotension, lanugo hair, scalp hair loss, early satiety, weakness, fatigue, short stature, osteopenia, osteoporosis

Question 4

What is bulimia nervosa characterised by?

Answer 4

Episodes of binge eating with a sense of loss of control

Binge eating is followed by compensatory purging or nonpurging behaviour

Question 5

What are the signs and symptoms of bulimia nervosa?

Answer 5

Mouth sores, pharyngeal trauma, dental caries, heartburn, chest pain, oesophageal rupture, impulsivity, muscle cramps, weakness, bloody diarrhoea, irregular periods, fainting, swollen parotid glands, hypotension