A nurse is caring for a female client with anorexia nervosa. What would the nurse observe during the nursing assessment of the client?
A) Menorrhagia
B) Rapid pulse
C) Alopecia
D) Hypertension
C
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The nurse would observe alopecia in clients with anorexia nervosa. Such clients may be amenorrheic rather than menorrhagic. They have a slow pulse and hypotension and not a rapid pulse and hypertension.
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