Anorexia Nervosa can be described as the following: Weight loss, or in children a lack of weight gain, leading to a body weight of at least 15% 10% 20%( 15%, 10%, 20% ) below the normal or expected weight for age and height.
Anorexia nervosa can also be described as a widespread endocrine disorder involving the hypothalamic-pituitary gonadal axis. This typically presents in women as amenorrhoea vomiting diarrhoea( amenorrhoea, vomiting, diarrhoea ) and in men as loss of sexual interest vomiting diarrhoea fatigue( loss of sexual interest, vomiting, diarrhoea, fatigue )
Bulimia Nervosa is described as recurrent episodes of overeating (at least 2 times 1 time 3 times( 2 times, 1 time, 3 times ) per week over a period of 3 months 6 months( 3 months, 6 months )) in which large amounts of food are consumed in short periods of time. Patients counteract fattening effects of food by such things as self-induced vomiting, periods of starvation, etc.
Tooth decay is also known as dental caries cavies cathies cadies caveries( caries, cavies, cathies, cadies, caveries )
Calluses on the knuckles or back of the hand due to repeated self-induced vomiting over long periods of time is known as Russells' Wilson's Tinel's Phalen's( Russells', Wilson's, Tinel's, Phalen's ) sign
What is the most common age of diagnosis for anorexia nervosa?
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20% of deaths in anorexia patients is by suicide
In patients who are starved or severely malnourished, rapid reinstitution of nutrition can cause severe metabolic symptoms to develop. This is called Syndrome
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