A 19-year-old female college student presented to the Emergency Department (ED) after
the unintentional ingestion of a spoon during a purging episode. She was otherwise
asymptomatic and vital signs were stable. She had a diagnosis of bulimia nervosa,
and her frequency of self-induced vomiting had increased from once per week to three
times per week since her recent arrival at college.
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: July 21, 2014
Accepted:
April 22,
2014
Received in revised form:
January 21,
2014
Received:
December 1,
2012
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