Question

The nurse is assessing a 15-year-old high school student who is worried because she has not yet begun menses. the nurse tells the student that she may attain her menses late. what assessment findings might the nurse have noted about the patient? the patient:

Answer 1

The nurse have noted that the patient might have anorexia nervosa due to low body mass index, due to malnutrition a delayed onset of menstruation may result. Anorexia is an eating disorder characterized by low weight and a strong desire to be thin. Another assessment finding is that the patient might have type 1 diabetes mellitus where there is a risk of developing amenorrhea caused by interruption in the hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian-uterine axis.

 

Answer 2

The assessment findings that the nurse should note in the patient is Anorexia nervosa, thyroid disorders and as well as Type 1 Diabetes mellitus.

 

It is because a female who have a low in regards of her body mass index because of malnutrition can have a delayed onset of menstruation and those with type 1 diabetes or thyroid disorder are known to cause amenorrhea of which is defined as having an absence of menstruation because of interruption in the hypothalamic pituitary ovarian uterine.