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Anthony S. Fauci et al., eds. Harrison s Principles of Internal Medicine. 14th ed. New York McGraw-Hill, 1998. Source for lead poisoning symptoms. [Pg.214]

Walter Stolov. e-mail communication. Nov. 5, 1999. Source for lead poisoning s effect on polio. [Pg.219]

CDC. 1997c. Screening young children for lead poisoning Guidance for state and local public health officials. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Atlanta U.S. Department of Health Human Services. [Pg.499]

P. J. Landrigan, C. B. Schechter, J. M. Lipton, M. C. Fahs, and J. Schwartz. Environmental Pollutants and Disease in American Children Estimates of Morbidity, Mortality, and Costs for Lead Poisoning, Asthma, Cancer, and Developmental Disabilities. Environmental Health Perspectives Volume 110, Number 7, July 2002... [Pg.96]

It is indicated in metallic intoxication due to arsenic, mercury, gold, bismuth, lead, nickel, thallium and antimony in conjunction with sodium calcium edetate for lead poisoning. It is also useful in hepatolenticular degeneration (Wilson s disease). It is contraindicated in iron and cadmium poisoning. [Pg.396]

Antidotes to arsenic poisoning take advantage of the element s sulfur-seeking tendencies and contain sulfhydryl groups. One such antidote is 2,3-mercaptopropanol (BAL), discussed in the preceding section as an antidote for lead poisoning. [Pg.241]

What is used as a therapeutic agent for lead poisoning Why is this antidote always administered with calcium ... [Pg.248]

Albalak R, McElroy RH, Noonan G, Buchanan S, Jones RL, Flanders WD, Gotway-Crawford C, Kim D, Kignam T, Daley WR, Jarrett J, Eduardo E, McGeehin MA (2003) Blood lead levels and risk factors for lead poisoning among children in a Mexican smelting community. Arch Environ Health, 58 172-183. [Pg.247]

Children are especially at risk for lead poisoning. Their bodies do not metabolize lead as quickly as do those of adults, so a given concentration of lead in the blood will have more serious consequences for a child than for an adult. [Pg.81]

With the recognition of these problems, governmental agencies have continually restricted the number of applications in which lead can be used. Unfortunately, its widespread use in previous years means that many children (especially) and adults are still at risk for lead poisoning. As an example, children not uncommonly pick off and then eat chips of paint from the walls of old... [Pg.81]

Ethylenediamine tetraacetate, 75 mg/kg daily in divided doses for lead poisoning Slow i.v. [Pg.372]

EDTA is used as a food additive, in herbicides, in pharmaceuticals, and in a variety of consumer products. EDTA is used as a blood preservative by com-plexing free calcium ion (which promotes blood clotting). EDTA s ability to bind to lead ions makes it useful as an antidote for lead poisoning. Eurther-more, EDTA is often used to treat various cardiovascular diseases. [Pg.958]

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