A group of teenagers are discussing their individual problems associated with having an eating disorder. Which findings would the nurse attribute to purging?
1. Excessive facial hair
2. Elevated blood pressure
3. Polyuria
4. Dental enamel erosion
ANS: 4
Dental enamel is damaged by the acidity of the gastric contents during the purging experience. Options 1, 2, and 3 are not considered to be related to purging.
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