NURS 3001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Fluoxetine, Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor, Communication Problems
14 Sep 2017
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Lecture 8 eating disorders: the main types of eating disorders are anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, and eating disorder not other specified. Decreased bone density: in order to be diagnosed with anorexia nervosa, an individual must have absence of at. Estrogen deficiency, low calcium intake least 3 menstrual cycles: a physical examination can also assist diagnosis of anorexia nervosa. Increased liver function test (lft), bun and cholesterol: decreased bone density. Orthostatic changes in pulse or blood pressure. Etiology of anorexia nervosa: biological factors affecting prevalence of anorexia are, genetics. Twin studies have suggested that heritability is greater than 50%, especially when the mother or sibling is affected. An individual may also be predisposed to developing an eating disorder when there is a family history of affective disorders or ocd: neurobiological factors. There are thought to be brain structure abnormalities in individuals with anorexia, specifically the hypothalamus.
