A patient is diagnosed with anorexia nervosa. A nurse who is assessing for co-morbid psychiatric disorders should begin by looking for signs of which common, concurrent diagnosis?
a. Phobias
b. Depression
c. Schizophrenia
d. Personality disorder
B
Co-morbid major depression or dysthymia has been reported in 50% to 75% of people with anorexia and bulimia, and obsessive-compulsive disorder may be found in as many as 25% of patients with anorexia nervosa. Anxiety disorders and substance abuse also occur, but their incidence is lower than depression. Individuals who have binge-eating disorder, not anorexia nervosa, are more likely to have a personality disorder. Schizophrenia is not reported to be associated with anorexia nervosa.
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1. Bacterial infection. 2. Viral infection. 3. Cancer. 4. HIV/AIDS.
Before antiretrovirals are started for patients infected with HIV, which lab values should be obtained from the patient?
a. Triglycerides b. Cholesterol c. Vitamin C d. T-lymphocyte count
A client is diagnosed with a urinary tract infection. When obtaining the client's drug history, the client reports using an herbal product in the past to prevent and relieve the symptoms. Which of the following would the client most likely identify?
A) Ginger B) Feverfew C) Saw palmetto D) Cranberry
Which of the following must be present in experimental research?
a. A comparison group made up of different subjects b. Convenience sample of subjects from the population c. Matching of subjects on demographic characteristics d. Random assignment of subjects to groups