The nurse is performing an oral examination on a patient and notices a beefy-red tongue. She knows this is a characteristic finding in:

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In conditions such as pernicious anemia, a characteristic finding is a sore, smooth-surfaced, beefy-red tongue, which may interfere with the person's ability to chew certain foods. Anorexia nervosa and bulimia are eating disorders. In malnutrition the oral mucosa may be a darker red than normal with oral lesions and/or the tongue may reveal white irregular areas.

The Nurse Is Performing an Oral Examination on a Patient