CDN Eating Disorder Treatment 4

Question 1

Which lab finding is most indicative of severe malnutrition requiring immediate medical stabilization before outpatient eating disorder treatment?

Accepted Answer

Heart rate of 46 bpm

Answer

Serum albumin of 3.8 g/dL

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Blood glucose of 90 mg/dL

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Hemoglobin of 12 g/dL

Question 2

The 'fear foods' hierarchy used in eating disorder treatment is a tool derived from which theoretical framework?

Accepted Answer

Cognitive behavioral therapy

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Psychodynamic therapy

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Solution-focused brief therapy

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Narrative therapy

Question 3

Which eating disorder has the highest mortality rate among all psychiatric disorders?

Accepted Answer

Anorexia nervosa

Answer

Binge eating disorder

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Bulimia nervosa

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Avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder

Question 4

A night eating syndrome (NES) patient reports consuming >25% of daily calories after the evening meal. Which intervention is first-line?

Accepted Answer

Structured meal timing with earlier caloric distribution

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Nocturnal tube feeding to redistribute calories

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Immediate pharmacotherapy with SSRIs

Answer

Sleep restriction therapy only

Question 5

Which serum marker, though not specific, is often monitored as a proxy for nutritional rehabilitation progress in anorexia nervosa?

Accepted Answer

Prealbumin (transthyretin)

Answer

C-reactive protein

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Homocysteine

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Ferritin

Question 6

Orthorexia nervosa is characterized by:

Accepted Answer

Obsessive focus on consuming 'pure' or 'correct' foods with significant life impairment

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Bingeing on 'healthy' foods only

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Alternating between restriction and compensatory exercise

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Fear of weight gain with maintained normal intake

Question 7

In treating an athlete with relative energy deficiency in sport (RED-S), the primary nutrition intervention is:

Accepted Answer

Restoring energy availability to ≥45 kcal/kg of fat-free mass per day

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Increasing protein intake to 2.5 g/kg/day

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Eliminating all high-fat foods from the diet

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Supplementing with iron and B12 only