Diagnostic value of a logistic model of occupational lead poisoning using hematological parameters [PDF]
Journal of International Medical Research, 2023 Objective We investigated the predictive value of a logistic model utilizing hematological parameters in diagnosing occupational lead poisoning. Methods This retrospective study (September 2020–December 2022) included patients with occupational lead ...
Guokang Sun +6 more
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Educational Case: Lead Poisoning
Academic Pathology, 2017 The following fictional case is intended as a learning tool within the Pathology Competencies for Medical Education (PCME), a set of national standards for teaching pathology.
Barbara E. C. Knollmann-Ritschel MD +1 more
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Non-occupational lead poisoning associated with traditional Chinese medicine: A case report [PDF]
Frontiers in Public Health, 2022 IntroductionTraditional Chinese medicine has a long history and is widely popular in China because of its safety and small side effects. In Chinese families, people believe that the combination of traditional Chinese and Western medicine is more ...
Huan Ma, Li-meng Wu, Yu Zou, Xiao-an Li
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Lead Poisoning in the Americas: Sources, Regulations, Health Impacts, and Molecular Mechanisms [PDF]
Journal of XenobioticsLead poisoning is a significant public health issue, contributing to 0.6% of the global disease burden and disproportionately affecting developing countries.
Blanca Miriam Torres-Mendoza +11 more
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Abdominal pain caused by Tibetan medicine: A case report of lead poisoning [PDF]
HeliyonNowadays, lead poisoning in children commonly occurs, but lead poisoning caused by the administration of Tibetan medicine is rarely reported. This report describes the diagnosis and management of lead poisoning in a 16-year-old girl presented with ...
Liang Zhang +5 more
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Severe Abdominal Pain as a Presentation of Lead Poisoning: A Case Presentation [PDF]
International Medical Case Reports Journal, 2023 Wei Ge,1 Li-Hua Shao,1 Hai-Yan Gong,2 Gang Chen1 1Department of General Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, 210008, People’s Republic of China; 2Physical ...
Ge W, Shao LH, Gong HY, Chen G
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Case Report: Acute lead poisoning from bullet ingestion in a captive cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) in Namibia: implications for wildlife management [PDF]
Frontiers in Veterinary ScienceThe case study describes a suspected instance of lead poisoning in a cheetah in Namibia. While lead toxicity is well-documented in carnivorous birds, this case study is only the second of two publications on lead poisoning in cheetahs.
Catherine Hauw +8 more
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Lead Poisoning Mimicking Acute Porphyria! [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2014 We are presenting a case of a 13-year-old autistic boy whose urine porphyrin test came positive on three separate occasions. The child was brought to emergency department of Kasturba Medical College Hospital, Attavar, Mangalore, India, with fever and ...
Akshatha L N +4 more
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Measurement of concentrations of six metals in Indian traditional medicine preparations and Sindoor powders [PDF]
Asia Pacific Journal of Medical Toxicology, 2021 Background: Ayurveda is one of the traditional medical practices that is originated from India where it is still widely practiced. This study is an attempt to determine the concentration of 6 selected metals, namely chromium, cobalt, nickel, arsenic ...
Rosa Mathew +3 more
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Lead Poisoning Risk Assessment: Blood Lead Screening
Pediatric Neurology Briefs, 1994 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) lowered the blood lead level (BPb) considered a toxic risk to children from 25 mcg/dL to 10 mcg/dL in Oct 1991.
J Gordon Millichap
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