How should you respond to the above patient?
A.
Encourage her to finish her exercise session.
B.
Interrupt her and have her weighed immediately.
C.
Tell her she is not allowed to exercise.
D.
Interrupt her and encourage her to take a walk with you.
ANS: D
Excessive exercise is not healthy in this patient. By encouraging her to walk with you, you are distracting her from this compulsion to exercise.
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