The nurse caring for a patient with anorexia nervosa who has a BMI of 16.5 kg/m2 recognizes the patient is in which stage of severity?
1. Mild
2. Severe
3. Extreme
4. Moderate
Answer: 4
Explanation: There are four stages of severity of anorexia according to the DSM-5: mild, BMI of 17-18.5 kg/m 2; moderate, BMI 16-16.99 kg/m 2; severe, BMI 15-15.99 kg/m 2; and extreme, BMI ≤ 15 kg/m 2. In contrast, a BMI indicating a normal weight is 18.5-24.9 kg/m2.
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