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Overview
Treatment should first address any missing nutrients and other medical problems, such as lead exposure. Treatment involves behavior and development, environmental, and family education approaches. Other successful treatments include associating the pica behavior with bad consequ...[read article]
Tests for Pica
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Serum iron is a test that measures how much iron is in your blood. More
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Plasma Zinc Test
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Blood lead level is a test that measures the amount of lead in the blood. More
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During a physical examination, a health care provider studies a patient's body to determine the presence or absence of physical problems. A typical physical ex... More
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An upper GI examination is a fluoroscopic examination (a type of x-ray imaging) of the upper gastrointestinal tract, including the esophagus, stomach, and upper sma... More
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Medical Procedures for Pica
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A therapeutic approach based on the principle that maladaptive moods and behavior can be changed by replacing distorted or inappropriate ways of thinking with thoug... More
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Aversion therapy is a form of behavior therapy in which an aversive (causing a strong feeling of dislike or disgust) stimulus is paired with an undesirable behavior... More
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A reinforcer is a stimulus that follows some behavior and increases the probability that the behavior will occur. For example, when a dog's owner is trying to ... More
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