Over the past year, a woman has cooked gourmet meals for her family but eats only tiny servings. This person wears layered loose clothing. Her current weight is 95 pounds and has a loss of 35 pounds. Which medical diagnosis is most likely?
Anorexia nervosa
Binge eating
Eating disorder not otherwise specified
Bulimia nervosa
The Correct Answer is A
A. Key features include severe weight loss, distorted body image, restrictive eating, and preoccupation with food (e.g., cooking for others but eating very little). Wearing loose layers to hide weight is also typical.
B. This disorder involves recurrent episodes of eating large amounts of food, often rapidly, which is not described here.
C. This category is used when symptoms do not fully meet criteria for anorexia or bulimia; the patient’s presentation fits anorexia nervosa criteria.
D. Bulimia involves bingeing and compensatory behaviors like vomiting or laxative use; no binge episodes are described in this case.
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Correct Answer is B
Explanation
A. Communication disorders involve difficulties with speech, language, or communication (e.g., stuttering, limited vocabulary). The main problem here is hyperactivity, not speech/language impairment.
B. ADHD is characterized by inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity. Behaviors such as being in constant motion, excessive talking, lack of sustained interest in activities, and getting up early with energy are hallmark signs of hyperactive/impulsive type ADHD.
C. Intellectual development disorder (formerly mental retardation) involves below-average intellectual functioning and impaired adaptive skills, not constant hyperactivity and excessive talking.
D. Stereotypic movement disorder is repetitive, purposeless motor behavior (e.g., hand flapping, head banging), not generalized hyperactivity and impulsivity.
Correct Answer is A
Explanation
A. Heroin is an opioid, which causes central nervous system depression, leading to drowsiness, miosis (pinpoint pupils), and slurred speech.
B. These are more typical of stimulant use such as cocaine or methamphetamine, not heroin.
C. These are withdrawal symptoms of opioids, not effects immediately following injection.
D. These are associated with stimulant intoxication or withdrawal, not opioid intoxication.
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