The school nurse is evaluating a 16-year-old student who came to the office complaining of dizziness
The student is very thin and was pacing in the office while waiting to see the nurse. The nurse asks her to step on the scale. The student asks if she can go to the bathroom first to empty her bladder, stating, "That can make a big difference." The student's comment raises the nurse's suspicion that the student may have:
A) Anorexia nervosa
B) Binge-eating disorder
C) Bulimia nervosa
D) Eating disorder not otherwise specified
Ans: A
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Anorexia is characterized by a voluntary refusal to eat and typically a weight less than 85% of what is considered normal for height and age. Clients with anorexia have a distorted body image and, to the bewilderment of others, view their emaciated bodies as fat.
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