Eating Disorders - Block 3 Flashcards
What are the types of eating disorders?
- Anorexia nervosa
- Atypical anorexia nervosa
- Bulimia nervosa
- Binge eating disorder
- ARFID
What is purging?
Compensatory behvaior:
1. Exercise
2. Vomiting
3. Laxatives
4. Diuretics
Bulimia involves both ___ and ___?
binging and purging
Why is vomiting who restrict calories dangerous?
- Less likely to replete electrolyes
- Exacerabte med complications
Is dieting an ED?
Not all patients who diet develop an eating disorder, but most patients with an eating disorder started by dieting
How do we assess Eating disorders?
APA recommends screeing as part of initial psych eval
What is the initial evaluation of a ED?
- Height/weight
- Patterns in eating or restiction
- patterns and changes in food repertoire
- Patterns of compensatory behavior
- percentage of time preoccupied with food, weight, and body shape
- prior treatment and response to treatment for an eating disorder
- psychosocial impairment
- Family hx
What is common ED assessment tools?
SCOFF questionaire
What does the SCOFF assess?
What are basic quetions you can incorporate in an ED assessment?
What are co-occurring conditions thatcan contribute to ED?
- Substance use hx
- Trauma hx
- Suicide risk
Physical examination of ED?
Abnormal vitals: HR <50, SBP <90, temp <36C
HEight, weight BMI
If purging behavior is present what do you do?
- Refer for dental evalv
- Instruct patient not to brush teeth after vomiting
- Oral rinse with water after vomiting and avoid igestion of carbonated drinks or citrus fruits to reduce dentination
Serum electrolyte abnormalities of ED?
NR: Hypokalemia, hyponatremia, hypomagnesemia, hypophosphatemia
P: with metabolic acidosis
Renal function tests of ED?
NR: Increased BUN, decreased GFR, decreased Cr because of low lean body mass (normal creatinine may indicate azotemia), renal failure (rare)
P: Increased BUN, CR
Serum glucose of ED
NR: Low
Liver function of EF?
NR: Elevated LFT
Lipid panel of ED?
NR: Hypercholesterolemia