Lead toxicity and chelation therapy

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 45-53

  Gracia, Rebeca C ^a   Snodgrass, Wayne R ^b,c  

^a North Texas Poison Center   (United States)

^b University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^c Southeast Texas Poison Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Absorption; Age; Antidotes; Blood levels; Case management; Dimercaprol; Drugs, body distribution; Edetate calcium disodium; Heavy metal antagonists; Lead; Pediatrics; Poisoning; Succimer; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

COSMETIC; DIMERCAPROL; EDETATE CALCIUM DISODIUM; LEAD; PAINT; PENICILLAMINE; SUCCIMER; WATER;

ABSORPTION; AIR; AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; CAREGIVER; CASE MANAGEMENT; CHELATION THERAPY; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DRUG INDICATION; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EVALUATION; FOOD; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYPERPYREXIA; HYPERTENSION; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; LEAD POISONING; LEUKOPENIA; MINING; NAUSEA; NEPHROTOXICITY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECOMMENDED DRUG DOSE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SIDE EFFECT; SOIL; SYMPTOM; TACHYCARDIA; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; VOMITING; WORKPLACE;

EID: 33947166748     PISSN: 10792082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2146/ajhp060175     Document Type: Review

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