Pica (Eating Non-Nutrient Foods)
Pica (/ˈpaɪkə/ PIE-kuh) is a psychological disorder characterized by an appetite for substances that are largely non-nutritive. The substance may be biological such as hair (trichophagia) or feces (coprophagia), natural such as ice (pagophagia) or dirt (geophagia), and otherwise chemical or manmade (as listed below).
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Wiki Number: PW169
Diagnosis: Pica (Eating Non-Nutrient Foods)
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Age Onset: pregnant women, small children, people with developmental disabilities
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Symptoms: Eating non-nutritives such as heair, feces, ice, dirt, lead paint, starch or man-made items.
Progression: autistics or children with lower intelligence, dietary mineral deficiencies may be involved
Causes: fewer red cells or zinc than normal in the blood;obsessive-compulsive disorder or schizophrenia have also been proposed
Medications: if needed, treat for iron or other dietary deficiencies;
Therapies: Training and reinforcement on what are appropriate foods if user has normal intelligence.
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- Comparison of Performances of Adalimumab Biosimilars SB5, APB501, GP2017, and MSB11022 in Treating Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Diseases: A Real-Life, Multicenter, Observational Studyby Antonio Tursi on May 17, 2022
CONCLUSIONS: Adalimumab biosimilars are effective and safe in IBD treatment, both in new patients and in patients switched from the ADA originator. No difference in efficacy and safety was found between ADA biosimilars.
- Pica with superior mesenteric artery syndrome and nutcracker syndrome as imaging manifestation: A case reportby Ming-Cheng Du on May 14, 2022
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- Clinical application of CMR in cardiomyopathies: evolving concepts and techniques : A position paper of myocardial and pericardial diseases and cardiac magnetic resonance working groups of Italian society of cardiologyby Marco Merlo on May 10, 2022
Cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) has become an essential tool for the evaluation of patients affected or at risk of developing cardiomyopathies (CMPs). In fact, CMR not only provides precise data on cardiac volumes, wall thickness, mass and systolic function but it also a non-invasive characterization of myocardial tissue, thus helping the early diagnosis and the precise phenotyping of the different CMPs, which is essential for early and individualized treatment of patients. Furthermore, several...
- Development and Validation of a Rapid Method for Identification of New Synthetic Cannabinoids in Hair Based on High-Performance Liquid Chromatography-Ion Trap Mass Spectrometry Using a Simplified User-Interfaceby Giacomo Musile on May 10, 2022
The penetration of the new psychoactive substances (NPS) into the market of clandestine drugs is highly dynamic. This hampers the effectiveness of the current analytical instrumentation, particularly in the screening phase, which potentially false-negative results. At present, the suggested approach to perform a comprehensive screening requires the use of high-resolution mass spectrometry (HRMS) with associated high costs of purchase and maintenance, and need of skilled and dedicated personnel....