NURS 2750 Exam 2 Questions and Correct Detailed Answers (Verified Answers)

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NURS 2750 Exam 2 Questions and Correct
Detailed Answers (Verified Answers)
Quiz: food aversion


Ans: an intense dislike of a food, biological or psychological in nature, resulting
from an illness or other negative experience associated with that food



QUESTION: emotional eating


Ans: Eating comfort foods to feel better or not so bad because eating them is
inherently enjoyable



QUESTION: anorexia nervosa


Ans: an eating disorder in which an irrational fear of weight gain leads people to
starve themselves



QUESTION: bulimia nervosa


Ans: an eating disorder characterized by episodes of overeating, usually of high-
calorie foods, followed by vomiting, laxative use, fasting, or excessive exercise



QUESTION: Pica



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Ans: an abnormal craving or appetite for nonfood substances, such as dirt, paint,
or clay that lasts for at least 1 month



QUESTION: binge eating disorder


Ans: significant binge-eating episodes, followed by distress, disgust, or guilt, but
without the compensatory purging, fasting, or excessive exercise that marks
bulimia nervosa



QUESTION: labs for eating disorders


Ans: · Albumin (malnutrition)

· Electrolytes (especially with vomiting, diarrhea, or laxative use)

· Potassium (cadiac conductivity)

· RBC

· Hgb (anemia and bodies ability to support itself)

· BG

· Cortisol (food mood connection)



QUESTION: Anorexia nervosa assessment findings




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Ans: § Weight loss

§ Cooks but doesn't eat

§ Hyperfocused about intake or exercise

§ Amenorrhea

§ Hair and nail changes

§ Dental problems or changes

§ Poor wound healing

§ Motting/cold extremities

§ Alterations to immune system



QUESTION: Bulimia Nervosa assessment findings




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