eating disorders

Question 1

what is the SCOFF questionnaire for eating disorders ?

Answer 1

Sick - make yourself ?
Control - lost control over how much you eat
One stone loss in 3 months
Fat - belief you are fat when others say thin
Food dominate you life ?

Question 2

what is anorexia nervosa ?

Answer 2

restriction of intake to reduce weight
compensatory behaviours when food cant be avoided, vomiting, laxatives, exercise
BMI <17.5
fear of weight gain

Question 3

what are signs of anorexia nervosa ?

Answer 3

cold intolerance
blue extremities
constipation, bloating
delayed puberty
amenorrhoea
dry skin
fainting
hypotension
lanugo hair, hair loss
early satiety
weakness, fatigue
short
bone problems

Question 4

what is bulimia nervosa ?

Answer 4

episodes of binge eating with a sense of loss of control
compensatory purging
2/week for 3 months
dissatisfaction with body shape and weight

Question 5

what are signs of bulimia nervosa ?

Answer 5

mouth sores
dental caries
pharyngeal trauma
heartburn, chest pain
eosophageal rupture
cramps, weakness
bloody diarrhoea
irregular periods
fainting
swollen parotids
hypotension

Question 6

what are binge eating disorders ?

Answer 6

similar to bulimia 
absence of purging
fast, alone
large quantity
buzzed after

Question 7

what are physical consequences to eating disorders ?

Answer 7

poor repair
heart damage
reduced immunity
anaemia
bone loss
fertility problems

purging can cause seizures and arrhythmias

Question 8

how do you treat anorexia ?

Answer 8

CBT, IPT
fluoxetine
olanzapine