Not true of Anorexia nervosa: (A) Loss of 10% of body wt, (B) Amenorrhea, (C) Over consciousness about body contour, (D) Loss of weight according to the patient
Answer is D. (D) Loss of weight according to the patient COMMON CHARACTERISTICS Anorexia NervosaBulimia NervosaClinical CharacteristicsOnsetMid-adolescenceLate adolescence/early adulthoodFemale:Male10:0110:01Prevalence in women0.50%1-3%WeightMarkedly decreasedUsually normalMenstruationAbsentUsually normalBinge eating25-50%Required for diagnosisMortality~5% Per decadeLowPhysical & Laboratory FindingsSkin/extremities* Lanugo* Acrocyanosis* Edema Cardiovascular* Bradycardia* Hypotension Gastrointestinal* Salivary gland enlargement* Slow gastric emptying* Constipation* Elevated liver enzymes* Salivary gland enlargement* Dental erosionHematopoietic* Normochromic, normocytic anemia* Leukopenia Fluid/Electrolyte* Increased BUN, creatinine* Hyponatremia* Hypokalemia* Hypochloremia* AlkalosisEndocrine* Hypoglycemia* Low estrogen or testosterone* Low LH and FSH* Low-normal thyroxine* Normal TSH* Increased cortisol Bone* Osteopenia