What is the nervosa part of anorexia?
What is the nervosa part of anorexia? Anorexia (an-o-REK-see-uh) nervosa — often simply called anorexia — is an eating disorder characterized by an abnormally low body weight, an intense fear of gaining weight and a distorted perception of weight. What are 3 physiological changes that occur with anorexia nervosa? Common signs and symptoms include loss of subcutaneous fat tissue, orthostatic hypotension, bradycardia, impaired menstrual function, hair loss, and hypothermia. Such symptoms are present within our case. Numerous laboratory measures are affected, among them serum electrolyte levels and thyroid function. What is the heritability of anorexia nervosa? Given the low prevalence...