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Mental Health NSG 3450 Exam 3 Latest 2025 – 230
Real Exam Questions and Correct Answers Graded
A+ Galen/ NSG 3450 Exam 3 Test Questions and
Answers (Latest )
t is Anorexia? - ...ANSWER...✓✓ intense fear of gaining
weight
distorted body image
Wt is less than normal
What is the DSM 5 for anorexia? - ...ANSWER...✓✓
Restricted calories w/low BMI <17.5
Level of severity:
-Mild: >17
-Moderate: 16 - 16.99
-Severe: 15 - 15.99
-Extreme: <15
What are the types of Anorexia? - ...ANSWER...✓✓
Restricting: no consistent bulimic features
Binge-eating/purging: primary restriction w/some bulimic
behaviors
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What are the comorbidities for anorexia? -
...ANSWER...✓✓ GI diseases
Heredity
Drug additcion
Alcoholism
Depression
PTSD
BPD
Anxiety disorder
What are s/s of anorexia nervosa? - ...ANSWER...✓✓
dizziness/fainting
fast/gradual wt loss
constant cold feeling
induced vomiting after eating
no menstruation
sleep disorders
hair loss
heart problems
infertility
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stomach ulcer
muscle fiber breakdown
What are the abnormal lab values for Anorexia Nervosa?
- ...ANSWER...✓✓ Hypokalemia: <3.5 mEq/L (from
starvation)
Low triiodothyronine, thyroxine levels
low BMI
Anemia
Decreased bone density
What is the criteria for hospitalization for anorexia
nervosa? - ...ANSWER...✓✓ <10% body fat
HR <50
Systolic BP <90
Temperatire <96
Lab values to remember - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Glucose: 70 -
110mg/dL
Sodium: 135 - 145
Potassium: 3.5 - 5
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Creatine
-male: 0.6 - 1.2 mg/dL
-female: 0.5 - 1.1 mg/dL
-child: 0.3 - 0.7 mg/dL
What is bulimia> - ...ANSWER...✓✓ repeated episodes of
binge eating that are followed by compensatory behaviors
(self-induced vomiting, misuse of laxatives, diuretics)
uncontrollable bingeing
significant disturbance in perception of body shape and
wt
What is the DSM 5 for bulimia? - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Level of
severity:
-mild: 1-3 episodes/wk
-moderate: 4-7 episodes/wk
-severe: 8-13 episodes/wk
-extreme: >14 episodes/wk
Mental Health NSG 3450 Exam 3 Latest 2025 – 230
Real Exam Questions and Correct Answers Graded
A+ Galen/ NSG 3450 Exam 3 Test Questions and
Answers (Latest )
t is Anorexia? - ...ANSWER...✓✓ intense fear of gaining
weight
distorted body image
Wt is less than normal
What is the DSM 5 for anorexia? - ...ANSWER...✓✓
Restricted calories w/low BMI <17.5
Level of severity:
-Mild: >17
-Moderate: 16 - 16.99
-Severe: 15 - 15.99
-Extreme: <15
What are the types of Anorexia? - ...ANSWER...✓✓
Restricting: no consistent bulimic features
Binge-eating/purging: primary restriction w/some bulimic
behaviors
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What are the comorbidities for anorexia? -
...ANSWER...✓✓ GI diseases
Heredity
Drug additcion
Alcoholism
Depression
PTSD
BPD
Anxiety disorder
What are s/s of anorexia nervosa? - ...ANSWER...✓✓
dizziness/fainting
fast/gradual wt loss
constant cold feeling
induced vomiting after eating
no menstruation
sleep disorders
hair loss
heart problems
infertility
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stomach ulcer
muscle fiber breakdown
What are the abnormal lab values for Anorexia Nervosa?
- ...ANSWER...✓✓ Hypokalemia: <3.5 mEq/L (from
starvation)
Low triiodothyronine, thyroxine levels
low BMI
Anemia
Decreased bone density
What is the criteria for hospitalization for anorexia
nervosa? - ...ANSWER...✓✓ <10% body fat
HR <50
Systolic BP <90
Temperatire <96
Lab values to remember - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Glucose: 70 -
110mg/dL
Sodium: 135 - 145
Potassium: 3.5 - 5
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Creatine
-male: 0.6 - 1.2 mg/dL
-female: 0.5 - 1.1 mg/dL
-child: 0.3 - 0.7 mg/dL
What is bulimia> - ...ANSWER...✓✓ repeated episodes of
binge eating that are followed by compensatory behaviors
(self-induced vomiting, misuse of laxatives, diuretics)
uncontrollable bingeing
significant disturbance in perception of body shape and
wt
What is the DSM 5 for bulimia? - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Level of
severity:
-mild: 1-3 episodes/wk
-moderate: 4-7 episodes/wk
-severe: 8-13 episodes/wk
-extreme: >14 episodes/wk
