Which of the following is identified as an eating disorder of craving for food substitutes, such as clay, ice chips, and cotton, and is considered an objective finding associated with severe iron deficiency?

a. Ferritin
b. Porter's syndrome
c. Hypochromasia
d. Pica


ANS: D

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