Which symptoms should the nurse expect to observe during the physical assessment of an adolescent girl with severe weight loss and disrupted metabolism associated with anorexia nervosa?
a. lowered body temperature and brittle nails
b. tachycardia and tachypnea
c. heat intolerance and high blood pressure
d. dysmenorrhea and oliguria?
I would say A, lowered body temperature and brittle nails.
Besides, severe weight loss, decreased blood pressure, dry skin, brittle nails, altered metabolic activity, and presence of lanugo hair also the symptoms of Anorexia Nervosa.
