NSGl 3450/l NSG3450l Examl 3l –l Mentall
Healthl Guide|l Galenl (Latestl 2026/l 2027l
Update)l 100%l Verifiedl Questionsl &l
Answersl |l Gradel A
Q:l Anorexial Thoughtsl andl Behaviors
Answer:
Terrorl ofl gainingl weight
Preoccupationl withl thoughtsl ofl food
Viewl ofl selfl asl fatl evenl whenl emaciated
Peculiarl handlingl ofl food;l cuttingl foodl intol smalll bits
Pushingl piecesl ofl foodl aroundl plate
Possiblel developmentl ofl rigorousl exercisel regimen
Possiblel self-inducedl vomiting,l usel ofl laxativesl andl diuretics
Cognitionl sol disturbedl thatl individuall judgesl self-worthl byl hisl orl herl weight
Q:l Physicall Anorexial Findings
Answer:
Lowl weight
Amenorrhea
Yellowl skin
Lanugo
,Coldl extremities
Musclel weakening
Constipation
Abnormall laboratoryl values
Q:l Lanugo
Answer:
Fine,l downyl hairl onl thel facel andl backl ofl al restrictingl anorexial patient.
Q:l Hypercarotenemia
Answer:
Al conditionl inl whichl carotenoidsl accumulatel inl thel adiposel tissue,l causingl thel skinl tol
appearl yellow-orange.
Q:l Anorexial Hospitalizationl Criteria
Answer:
Extremel electrolytel imbalance
Weighsl belowl 75%l ofl ideall bodyl weight
Lessl thanl 10%l bodyl fat
Daytimel heartl ratel lessl thanl 50l bpm
SBPl lessl thanl 90
Templ lessl thanl 96
Cardiacl arrhythmias
,Q:l Anorexial Hospitalizationl Goal
Answer:
Immediatel medicall stabilization
Incrementall weightl gain
90%l ofl ideall bodyl weight,l typicallyl whenl womenl menstruate
Oncel medicallyl stable,l eatingl disorderl canl bel addressedl onl anl outpatientl basis.
Q:l Anorexial Interventions
Answer:
Milieul therapy
Focusl shouldl bel onl eatingl behaviors
Discussionsl aboutl appearancel mustl bel raisedl carefullyl asl thel patientl canl misinterpret,l
establishl rapportl
Nutritionl consult
Is&Os
Weightsl samel scale,l samel time,l afterl void
Copingl skillsl tol reducel anxiety
Q:l Monitorl forl Refeedingl Syndrome
Answer:
Withl prolongedl starvation,l thel bodyl switchesl howl itl usesl energyl sources.
Nol longerl glucose-basedl energy,l butl breaksl downl fatl andl protein.
, Insulinl stimulatesl glycogen,l fat,l andl proteinl synthesis,l requiresl phosphatel andl
magnesium.l
Potentiallyl lethall treatmentl complication.
Canl resultl inl fluid-balance,l abnormall glucosel metabolism,l hypophosphatemia,l
hypomagnesemia,l andl hypokalemia.l
Thiaminel deficiency
Reintroductionl ofl nutrientsl mustl proceedl slowlyl tol avoidl thisl syndrome.
Q:l Anorexial Pharmacologicl Interventions
Answer:
FDAl hasl notl approvedl anyl drugsl forl thel treatmentl ofl anorexial nervosa.
Researchl doesl notl supportl thel usel ofl pharmacologicall agentsl tol treatl thel corel
symptoms.
SSRIl Fluoxetinel canl reducel obsessive-compulsivel behaviorl afterl thel patientl hasl reachedl
al maintenancel weight.
Q:l Bulimial Nervosal Co-Morbidities
Answer:
Depressivel disorders
Bipolarl disorders
Anxietyl disorders
Borderlinel andl histrionicl personalityl disorders
Alcoholl andl substancel usel inl 1/3l ofl patients
Healthl Guide|l Galenl (Latestl 2026/l 2027l
Update)l 100%l Verifiedl Questionsl &l
Answersl |l Gradel A
Q:l Anorexial Thoughtsl andl Behaviors
Answer:
Terrorl ofl gainingl weight
Preoccupationl withl thoughtsl ofl food
Viewl ofl selfl asl fatl evenl whenl emaciated
Peculiarl handlingl ofl food;l cuttingl foodl intol smalll bits
Pushingl piecesl ofl foodl aroundl plate
Possiblel developmentl ofl rigorousl exercisel regimen
Possiblel self-inducedl vomiting,l usel ofl laxativesl andl diuretics
Cognitionl sol disturbedl thatl individuall judgesl self-worthl byl hisl orl herl weight
Q:l Physicall Anorexial Findings
Answer:
Lowl weight
Amenorrhea
Yellowl skin
Lanugo
,Coldl extremities
Musclel weakening
Constipation
Abnormall laboratoryl values
Q:l Lanugo
Answer:
Fine,l downyl hairl onl thel facel andl backl ofl al restrictingl anorexial patient.
Q:l Hypercarotenemia
Answer:
Al conditionl inl whichl carotenoidsl accumulatel inl thel adiposel tissue,l causingl thel skinl tol
appearl yellow-orange.
Q:l Anorexial Hospitalizationl Criteria
Answer:
Extremel electrolytel imbalance
Weighsl belowl 75%l ofl ideall bodyl weight
Lessl thanl 10%l bodyl fat
Daytimel heartl ratel lessl thanl 50l bpm
SBPl lessl thanl 90
Templ lessl thanl 96
Cardiacl arrhythmias
,Q:l Anorexial Hospitalizationl Goal
Answer:
Immediatel medicall stabilization
Incrementall weightl gain
90%l ofl ideall bodyl weight,l typicallyl whenl womenl menstruate
Oncel medicallyl stable,l eatingl disorderl canl bel addressedl onl anl outpatientl basis.
Q:l Anorexial Interventions
Answer:
Milieul therapy
Focusl shouldl bel onl eatingl behaviors
Discussionsl aboutl appearancel mustl bel raisedl carefullyl asl thel patientl canl misinterpret,l
establishl rapportl
Nutritionl consult
Is&Os
Weightsl samel scale,l samel time,l afterl void
Copingl skillsl tol reducel anxiety
Q:l Monitorl forl Refeedingl Syndrome
Answer:
Withl prolongedl starvation,l thel bodyl switchesl howl itl usesl energyl sources.
Nol longerl glucose-basedl energy,l butl breaksl downl fatl andl protein.
, Insulinl stimulatesl glycogen,l fat,l andl proteinl synthesis,l requiresl phosphatel andl
magnesium.l
Potentiallyl lethall treatmentl complication.
Canl resultl inl fluid-balance,l abnormall glucosel metabolism,l hypophosphatemia,l
hypomagnesemia,l andl hypokalemia.l
Thiaminel deficiency
Reintroductionl ofl nutrientsl mustl proceedl slowlyl tol avoidl thisl syndrome.
Q:l Anorexial Pharmacologicl Interventions
Answer:
FDAl hasl notl approvedl anyl drugsl forl thel treatmentl ofl anorexial nervosa.
Researchl doesl notl supportl thel usel ofl pharmacologicall agentsl tol treatl thel corel
symptoms.
SSRIl Fluoxetinel canl reducel obsessive-compulsivel behaviorl afterl thel patientl hasl reachedl
al maintenancel weight.
Q:l Bulimial Nervosal Co-Morbidities
Answer:
Depressivel disorders
Bipolarl disorders
Anxietyl disorders
Borderlinel andl histrionicl personalityl disorders
Alcoholl andl substancel usel inl 1/3l ofl patients
