HUN 2201- Midterm Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 41 pages long!)
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Weight loss surgery (is acceptable today but wasn"t back in the days) Infection (possibly death: pain, digestive problems, nutrient deficiencies, dehydration, depression. If you tell a girl she"s fat, she"ll believe it for the rest of her life. Key statistics: dx doubled between 1995 and 2005 in both males and females, 1:10 male to female ratio, arise from a variety of causes. Additional characteristics of anorexia nervosa: amenorrhea and osteoporosis are common, hair become brittle and thin, lanugo (growth of fine hair all over the body, muscle wasting, constipation, low blood pressure, heart, brain damage. Bulimia: recurrent and frequent episodes of eating unusually large amounts of food and feeling a lack of control. 2: binges are often followed by purging, tend to maintain a healthy weight and can cover it up for long periods of time, secretive and ritualistic.
