Lead poisoning is a serious health hazard that can cause a range of health problems, especially in children. Our testing services can help you identify potential sources of lead exposure and take remedial action to protect your health and the health of others around you. ...
Lead poisoning usually happens due to prolonged exposure at home, work or daycare. Lead poisoning usually takes months or years of exposure to a small amount of lead at home, work or daycare. When exposed to large amounts of lead, it can quickly lead to lead poisoning (acute poisoning)....
How much lead is harmful Until the 1970s, exposure to lead was considered dangerous only at blood levels associated with extreme symptoms of poisoning: convulsions (惊厥), brains swelling, acute kidney disease, stomach pains and hallucinations (幻觉). But low -level lead poisoning can cause sympt...
This test monitors lead levels in the blood. Lead is an extremely common and potentially dangerous type of heavy metal poisoning.
Lead poisoning: Which test is best?Focuses on the debate on how to test lead poisoning for children under six who are Medicaid-eligible. Inefficiency of erythrocyte protoporphyrin (EP) test; Blood-lead test as diagnosis of choice...
A test for lead poisoning based on increased osmotic resistance of erythrocytesPediatric Research publishes original papers, invited reviews, and commentaries on the etiologies of diseases of children and disorders of development, extending from molecular biology to epidemiology. Use of model organisms and...
How Is Lead Poisoning Diagnosed and Treated? Lead poisoning is diagnosed with a blood test, which should be done for individuals considered at risk of lead exposure. Although a safe lead level has not been identified, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) defines elevated blood ...
A simple blood test can tell if you or your child has lead poisoning. Most kids are tested in the doctors' office at ages 1 and 2. You might want to get it done more often if you live in an area with older homes. Your doctor may suggest testing for older kids who haven't been ...
Lead poisoning is a gradual process in which the poison does not enter a person's system all at once, but rather little by little. Young children, babies, or even fetuses have the highest risk of experiencing lead poisoning and its damaging side effects. ...
The Allegheny County Health Department recently released new numbers on how many kids in the county have lead poisoning.