The nurse caring for a patient with a feeding and eating disorder knows that which diagnostic features differentiate anorexia nervosa from bulimia nervosa? Select all that apply
1. Brain atrophy
2. Alterations in metabolism
3. Alterations in brain structure
4. Alterations in neurochemistry
5. Risk genes on chromosomes 1, 4, and 10
Answer: 2, 3, 4
Explanation: Patients with bulimia nervosa have shown brain atrophy in imaging studies, whereas patients with anorexia nervosa show alterations in brain structure, metabolism, and neurochemistry. The molecular genetic studies of both anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa patients identify chromosomal genes and regions that contribute to risk of developing eating disorders on chromosomes 1, 4, and 10.
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