Sample-to-Answer Point-of-Care Blood Lead Level Test [PDF]
BiosensorsChildren who are exposed to lead may have extensive health problems, in particular intelligence deficits and developmental delays. Wide-reaching screening programs are essential to identify children in need of remediation and medical intervention.
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The Relationship between Blood Lead Level and Chronic Pain in US Adults: A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Study [PDF]
Pain and Therapy, 2023 Introduction Lead toxicity has been a major public health problem worldwide, yet no study has investigated the association between lead exposure and chronic pain. Methods We used data from three cycles of National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (
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A rare case report of lead encephalopathy due to high blood lead level [PDF]
Clinical Case Reports, 2023 Here we report a case of lead poisoning having a serum lead level of 412 mcg dL−1 who presented with decreasing level of consciousness and recurrent seizures. He responded well to treatment with chelation therapy.
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Blood Lead Level and Handgrip Strength in Preadolescent Polish Schoolchildren [PDF]
Toxics, 2022 Environmental pollutions, particularly toxic elements such as lead, are among the most significant factors affecting the growth and functional development of children.
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Association of blood lead level with neurobehavior and neurotransmitter expressions in Indian children [PDF]
Toxicology Reports, 2021 Present study aimed to assess the alterations in neurotransmitter expression and its association with Blood Lead Level (BLL) and neurobehavioral pattern in children. 72 school going children were recruited.
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Blood lead level is a positive predictor of uremic pruritus in patients undergoing hemodialysis [PDF]
Ther Clin Risk Manag, 2017 Cheng-Hao Weng,1,2 Ching-Wei Hsu,1,2 Ching-Chih Hu,2,3 Tzung-Hai Yen,1,2 Ming-Jen Chan,1,2 Wen-Hung Huang1,2 1Department of Nephrology and Division of Clinical Toxicology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Medical Center, 2Department of Medicine ...
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The Relationship Between Blood Lead Level and Preeclampsia [PDF]
Electronic Physician, 2016 Introduction: Lead is a heavy metal to which people are commonly exposed. One of the possible mechanisms of tissue damages caused by this toxic metal is oxidative stress, which in turn may cause numerous pregnancy complications such as preeclampsia ...
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Stability of blood lead levels in children with low-level lead absorption.
PLoS ONE, 2023 Current child blood lead (Pb) screening guidelines assume that blood lead levels (BLLs) are relatively stable over time, and that only youngest children are vulnerable to the damaging effects of lower-range BLLs. This study aimed to test the stability of
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The Assessment of Anthropometric Measures and Changes in Selected Biochemical Parameters in Obese Children in Relation to Blood Lead Level [PDF]
MetabolitesBackground: Our paper draws attention to the impact of lead (Pb) on the specificity of obesity development in children exposed to environmental pollution. An advantage of this paper is the homogeneous study group comprising children of identical age from
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introduction the methods of measuring blood lead level [PDF]
طب کار, 2015 Introduction: Lead has been recognized as one of the most dangerous occupational exposures that have acute and chronic effects on major organs of the human body such as the effects on central and peripheral nervous system, hematopoietic, gastrointestinal,
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