The nurse should suspects the Boerhaave syndrome condition when caring client with a history of bulimia who complains of retrosternal pain and dysphagia after forcibly causing herself to vomit after a large meal.
Boerhaave syndrome is a severe condition caused by vomiting which may be associated with esophagus perforation, thereby increasing intraesophageal pressure. This condition (esophagus perforation) is severe and should be treated immediately in clinical settings.
Bulimia is a life treating eating disorder that may be very harmful to health, which main symptoms are associated with vomiting, as well as binge eating (which may trigger serious digestive problems) and also to the excessive use of different types of laxatives and diuretic medications.
Therefore, we can conclude that the Boerhaave syndrome condition may be associated with bulimia in a patient and cause severe cases of esophagus perforation.
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