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Anorexia Nervosa MCQs with Answers

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Sample Anorexia Nervosa questions

Q1. The common ECG finding in anorexia nervosa is:

  1. ST elevation
  2. Sinus tachycardia
  3. Left bundle branch block
  4. Bradycardia
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Answer: D. Bradycardia

Anorexia – cardiac complications – Bradycardia (common on ECG), arrhythmias, hypotension and heart failure; cardiac problems occur in 87% of affected youth.

Q2. A teen hospitalized with anorexia nervosa is now permitted to leave her room and eat in the dining room. Which nursing interventions should be included in the patient’s plan of care?

  1. Weighing the patient after she eats
  2. Having a staff member remain with her for 1 hour after she eats
  3. Placing high-protein foods in the center of the patient’s plate
  4. Providing the patient with child-size utensils
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Answer: B. Having a staff member remain with her for 1 hour after she eats

Answer B is correct. Having a staff member remain with the patient for 1 hour after meals will help prevent self-induced vomiting. Answer A is incorrect because the patient will weigh more after meals, which can undermine treatment. Answer C is incorrect because the patient will need a balanced diet and excess protein might not be well tolerated at first. Answer D is incorrect because it treats the patient as a child rather than as an adult.

Q3. Aclient with anorexia nervosa is a member of a predischarge support group. The patient says that she would like to buy some new clothes, but her finances are limited. Group members have brought some used clothes to the patient to replace the patient's old clothes. The patient believes that the new clothes are much too tight and has reduced her calorie intake to 800 calories daily. How should the nurse evaluate this behavior?

  1. Indicative of the patient's ambivalence about hospital discharge
  2. Normal behavior
  3. Evidence of the patient's disturbed body image
  4. Regression as the patient is moving toward the community
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Answer: C. Evidence of the patient's disturbed body image

Disturbed body image is a concern with patients with anorexia nervosa. Although the patient may struggle with ambivalence and show regressed behavior, the patient's coping pattern relates to the basic issue of disturbed body image. The nurse should address this need in the support group.

Q4. Bulimia Nervosa and Anorexia Nervosa are?

  1. Nervous Disorder
  2. Sleep Disorder
  3. None of these
  4. Eating Disorder
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Answer: D. Eating Disorder

Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa are eating disorders.

Q5. Severe anorexia nervosa can produce which cardiovascular finding?

  1. Sustained hypertensive crisis
  2. Persistent ventricular pacing
  3. Bradycardia
  4. Bounding hyperdynamic pulse
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Answer: C. Bradycardia

Starvation may cause a slow pulse and low blood pressure. (Source: https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/eating-disorders)

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