Lead toxicity: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 13:44, 23 October 2020

Labs:
- CBC showing microcytic anemia
- Peripheral blood film showing basophilic stippling

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-== Risk Factors ==
+== Background ==
+=== Pathophysiology ===
-* Occupational exposure to lead
-** Battery manufacturing
-** Plumbing
-** Mining
-** Painting
-** Paper hanging
-** Auto repair
+* Lead has multisystem effects, and is a powerful neurotoxin
-== Clinical Manifestations ==
+===Risk Factors===
-* Acute exposure
-** Abdominal pain and constipation
+*Occupational exposure to lead:
-** Headache, cognitive deficits, and peripheral neuropathy
+**Battery manufacturing
-** Myalgias and arthralgias
+**Plumbing
-** Anemia
+**Mining
-** Anorexia
+**Painting
-* Chronic exposure
+**Paper hanging
-** Fatigue and insomnia
+**Auto repair
-** Hypertension
-** Neuropsychiatric symptoms
+==Clinical Manifestations==
-** Nephropathy
-** Miscarriages and stillbirths Investigations
+*Acute exposure
-* Labs:
+**[[Abdominal pain]] and [[constipation]]
-** CBC showing microcytic anemia
+**[[Headache]], cognitive deficits, and [[peripheral neuropathy]]
-** Peripheral blood film showing basophilic stippling
+**Myalgias and arthralgias
+**[[Anemia]]
+**Anorexia
+*Chronic exposure
+**Fatigue and [[insomnia]]
+**[[Hypertension]]
+**Neuropsychiatric symptoms
+**[[Nephropathy]]
+**[[Miscarriage]] and [[stillbirth]]
+== Investigations ==
+*Labs:
+**CBC showing [[microcytic anemia]]
+**Peripheral blood film showing basophilic stippling
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