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Lead Poisoning
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Connected health information
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Linked signs and symptoms
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Linked drugs / medications
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Treatments, therapies and supportive options
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Linked diagnostic tests and investigations
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- Blood Uric Acid Concentration Test
- Eosinophils Count
- Free Erythrocyte Protoporphyrin (FEP) Concentration
- Glycosylated Hemoglobin (HbA1c) Concentration
- Iron Concentration
- Lead Concentration Test
- Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin (MCH) Weight Test
- Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin Concentration (MCHC)
- Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV)
- Porphyrins Concentration
- Urine Epethelial Cell Number
- Urine glucose concentration
- Urine Granular Cast Concentration
- Urine Porphyrin Concentration
- Urine Uric Acid Concentration
Biological and test markers
18This visual map uses existing EH database links to show biological agents and lab markers reported as increased, decreased, or associated with this condition. These are educational relationships only; test results must be interpreted by a qualified clinician because ranges vary by lab, method, age, sex and clinical context.
Often increased
15- Coproporphyrin (Blood)Reference range exampleAll, Female: 0–60 µg/24hrs; All, Male: 0–95 µg/24hrsLinked diagnostic tests1Porphyrins Concentration
- EosinophilsReference range exampleAdult ( > 16y): 0–3 %; 0–3 %Linked diagnostic tests3Differential White Blood Cell Count Tests, Eosinophil Differential Of Total WBC
- Forced Expiratory Volume At Three Seconds (FEV3)Reference range exampleAll: 95–100 %Linked diagnostic tests1Spirometry
- Free Erythrocyte Protoporphyrin (FEP)Reference range exampleAll: 16–37 µg/dLLinked diagnostic tests1Free Erythrocyte Protoporphyrin (FEP) Concentration
- Hemoglobin (Hb)
- IronReference range exampleChild (0 - 16y): 50–120 µg/dL; Adult ( > 16y), Female: 50–150 µg/dLLinked diagnostic tests2Iron Concentration, Total Iron Binding Capacity (TIBC)
- LeadReference range exampleAdult ( > 16y): 0–15 µg/dL; Child (4 - 17y): 0–8 µg/dLLinked diagnostic tests1Lead Concentration Test
- Porphobilinogen (Blood)Reference range exampleAll: 0–2 mg/24hrsLinked diagnostic tests1Porphyrins Concentration
- Total Porphyrins (Blood)Reference range exampleAll, Female: 4–79 µg/24hrs; All, Male: 9–150 µg/24hrsLinked diagnostic tests1Porphyrins Concentration
- Unrine Granular CastsReference range exampleAdult ( > 16y): 0–0 Not PresentLinked diagnostic tests1Urine Granular Cast Concentration
- Urine Epethelial CellsReference range exampleAdult ( > 16y): 0–3 /hpfLinked diagnostic tests1Urine Epethelial Cell Number
- Urine glucoseReference range example0–2.5; Adult ( > 16y): 0–2.5 mmol/dayLinked diagnostic tests1Urine glucose concentration
- Urine Uric AcidReference range exampleAdult ( > 16y): 1.48–4.43 mmol/dayLinked diagnostic tests1Urine Uric Acid Concentration
- UroporphyrinReference range exampleAdult ( > 16y), Female: 100–270 nmol/L; Adult ( > 16y), Male: 100–540 nmol/LLinked diagnostic tests1Urine Porphyrin Concentration
- Uroporphyrin (Blood)Reference range exampleAll, Female: 3–22 µg/24hrs; All, Male: 4–45 µg/24hrsLinked diagnostic tests1Porphyrins Concentration
Often decreased
3- Hemoglobin (Hb)Reference range exampleFemale: 78–100 gm/dL; Male: 76–100 gm/dLLinked diagnostic tests3Hemoglobin (Hb) Concentration, Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin (MCH) Weight Test
- Red Blood Cell (RBC) VolumeReference range example76–100 fLLinked diagnostic tests1Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV)
- Uric Acid, BloodReference range exampleAdult ( > 16y), Female: 2.5–7 mg/dL; Adult ( > 16y), Male: 4–8 mg/dLLinked diagnostic tests1Blood Uric Acid Concentration Test
Other associated markers
0No markers in this group.
Introduction / full article
Lead Poisoning
Summary References
Treatments:
1. Olson (2007) pp.1658
2. Menkes (2006) pp.706
3. Patrick, L (Mar 2006). "Lead toxicity, a review of the literature. Part 1: Exposure, evaluation, and treatment" (PDF). Alternative medicine review 11 (1): 2–22. ISSN 1089-5159
4. http://www.merck.com/mmpe/sec21/ch326/ch326m.html?qt=lead%20poisoning&alt=sh#sec21-ch326-ch326j-1384