Med-Surg Chp 70 Caring for Clients With Eating Disorders

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adipocytes

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is an eating disorder characterized by an obsession for thinness that is achieved through self-starvation.

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anorexia nervosa

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anorexia without low weight

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atypical anorexia nervosa

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procedures that either limit food intake, decrease its absorption, or both, is an
option for severely obese clients with medical complications

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bariatric surgery

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in which children become malnourished because of the limited variety of foods they will eat

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avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder

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is characterized as the inability to control overeating, accompanied by a guilty feeling. However, people do not engage in compensating behaviors to prevent weight gain.

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binge eating disorder

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a mathematical computation based on height and weight is used to evaluate a person’s size in relation to norms within the adult population.

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body mass index

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extended self-starvation interrupted by binging and purging or exercising

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bulimarexia

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is characterized by a minimum of two episodes of secret food binges

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bulimia nervosa

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a major anorexic signal that limits the consumption of calories, increases energy expenditure, and promotes sustained weight loss.

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corticotropin-releasing hormone

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is characterized as eating in the absence of hunger or regardless of feeling full.

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compulsive overeating

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Is outside the range of normal

Is accompanied by anxiety and guilt

Results in physiologic imbalances or medical complications

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eating disorders

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which refers to the restriction of insulin by Type 1 diabetics for the purpose of weight loss

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diabulimia

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natural chemicals with marijuana-like properties, that activate the appetite center

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endocannabinoids

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social pattern in which two or more people lack limits that separate one person from another, resulting in a loss of personal identity and exclusion of others.

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enmeshment

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rapid consumption of a large number of calories per week followed by behaviors intended to prevent weight gain.

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food binges

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in the absence of subcutaneous fat, lanugo helps maintain body temperature by preventing heat loss.

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lanugo

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substance manufactured in human fat cells believed to suppress appetite-stimulating chemicals.

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leptin

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a hypothalamic neuropeptide that regulates eating and energy

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melanin-concentrating hormone

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neurohormones believed to contribute to binge eating and obesity in humans.

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orexin A and orexin B

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occurs in response to hunger

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normal eating

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elimination of nutrients, using self-induced vomiting, laxatives, enemas, or diuretics) and (2) binging followed by fasting, using diet pills, or engaging in excessive exercise

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purging

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abrasions on the knuckles, caused by using the fingers to self-induce vomiting

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Russell sign

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a feeling of comfortable fullness

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satiety

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technique used by clients with anorexia nervosa to falsely demonstrate weight gain by consuming a large volume of water and avoiding urination before being weighed.

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water loading