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"Children with pica eat paper, cardboard, or even the stuffing from furniture"

Posted By: MT50 on 2007-11-12
In Reply to: Help, s/l Piker - Hello

Subject: "Children with pica eat paper, cardboard, or even the stuffing from furniture"




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well...there's drawer sign...and that has to do with FURNITURE
Subject: well...there's drawer sign...and that has to do with FURNITURE

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Pica. It means an abnormal desire to eat
Subject: Pica. It means an abnormal desire to eat

substances not normally eaten, like chalk, ashes, glue, paper, detergent.

http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/pica
noted to have a positive FURNITURE sign
Subject: noted to have a positive FURNITURE sign

Dictation regarding patient with probable tarsal tunnel syndrome.  He says she is noted to have a positive S/L FURNITURE sign. 


Any help??    Thanks for any ideas... 


 


Adults suffer from pica, too. Often seen in preggo women. nm
Subject: Adults suffer from pica, too. Often seen in preggo women. nm

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not a med, but paper tape? NM
Subject: not a med, but paper tape? NM

I have typed allergy to this before.
paper clip?
Subject: paper clip?

The patient shut his thumb in a car door.  The doctor wants to drill a hole in it.  He dictates:  "Using a heated paper clip, a reasonable sized hole was drilled....."


Is paper clip correct? 


my guess would be Telfa and paper tape
Subject: my guess would be Telfa and paper tape


white paper makes sense
Subject: white paper makes sense

if you google it, and then read the wikipedia info, it makes sense. have no idea what kind of mayor's counsel could be referred to though.
No idea, but 3M does make paper tape and towel drapes?
Subject: No idea, but 3M does make paper tape and towel drapes?


last one (hoping)..s/l towel thin paper tape was used to dress the wound. nm
Subject: last one (hoping)..s/l towel thin paper tape was used to dress the wound. nm

is it really towel thin...or am I hearing a name brand?  nm
maybe cloth tape as opposed to paper tape ?
Subject: maybe cloth tape as opposed to paper tape ?