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What contributes to eating disorders?
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Biologic predisposition
Psychologic predisposition Family dysfunction Developmental pressure (adolescence) Sociocultural pressure |
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When do compulsive eaters binge?
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When experiencing guilt, anger, depression, boredom, loneliness, inadequacy, or ambivalence.
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How does anorexia cause death?
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Starvation, suicide, cardiomyopathies, electrolyte imbalances.
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What are the typical vitals of a pt with an eating disorder?
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Decreased temp, pulse, BP
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What are the interventions for a client with eating disorders?
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Establish trust.
Establish contract concerning the nutritional plan for the day. Assist identifying precipitants of eating disorder. Supervise during meals and for specified period after meals. Set time limit for each meal. I and O Daily weights Monitor F and E balance Assess and limit clients activity level Diversional activities. Assess suicidal ptential. Administer antidepressants, encourage psychotherapy. Support groups. |
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What sort of tests are used for assess for a substance abuse disorder?
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Michigan Alcohol Screening Test (MAST), Drug Abuse Screening Test (DAST), CAGE screening questionaire.
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What does the CAGE questionairre ask?
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Have you ever tried to Cut down on your drinking?
Have people Annoyed you by cricizing your drinking? Have you ever felt Guilty about drinking? Have you ever felt you needed a drink first thing in the am (Eye-opener) to steady your nerves or get rid of a hangover? |
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What is a positive score on the Michigan Alcohol Screening Test?
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> or = 5
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What is part of alcohol assessment?
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Type, how much, how many years
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What blood alcohol level is considered intoxicated?
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>0.1
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What vitamin deficiencies are associated with alcoholism?
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Vit B (causes peripheral neuropathies)
Thiamine (causes Korsakoff's syndrome) |
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What causes confusion, ataxia, and abnormal eye movements in alcoholism?
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Wernicke's encephalopathy
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What do you NOT give in Wernicke's encephalapathy?
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Glucose because glucose uptake is thiamine dependant
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What is the classic triad of Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome?
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Abnormal eye movements, ataxia, and confusion
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What are the symptoms of Korsakoff syndrome?
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No new memories. Ataxia.
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