What is Heavy metal poisoning?

What is Heavy metal poisoning?

• Heavy metal poisoning: Poisoning of a person due to excessive exposure to heavy metal.
• Heavy metal poisoning: Metals with high specific gravity, typically larger than 5. They have complex spectra, form colored salts and double salts, have a low electrode potential, are mainly amphoteric, yield weak bases and weak acids, and are oxidizing or reducing agents (From Grant & Hackh's Chemical Dictionary, 5th ed)
  Source - Diseases Database

Heavy metal poisoning is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Heavy metal poisoning, or a subtype of Heavy metal poisoning, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Heavy metal poisoning: Introduction

Types of Heavy metal poisoning:

Types of Heavy metal poisoning:

• Iron poisoning
• Arsenic poisoning
• Lead poisoning
• Thallium poisoning
• Mercury poisoning
• more types...»

Broader types of Heavy metal poisoning:

• Poisoning
• more types...»

What causes Heavy metal poisoning?

Causes of Heavy metal poisoning: see causes of Heavy metal poisoning

What are the symptoms of Heavy metal poisoning?

Symptoms of Heavy metal poisoning: see symptoms of Heavy metal poisoning

Heavy metal poisoning: Testing

Diagnostic testing: see tests for Heavy metal poisoning.

Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Heavy metal poisoning.

How is it treated?

Treatments for Heavy metal poisoning: see treatments for Heavy metal poisoning
Research for Heavy metal poisoning: see research for Heavy metal poisoning

Society issues for Heavy metal poisoning

Hospitalization statistics for Heavy metal poisoning: The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Heavy metal poisoning:

• 0.003% (369) of hospital consultant episodes were for toxic effect of metals in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 83% of hospital consultant episodes for toxic effect of metals required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 45% of hospital consultant episodes for toxic effect of metals were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 55% of hospital consultant episodes for toxic effect of metals were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 85% of hospital consultant episodes for toxic effect of metals required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 5.5 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for toxic effect of metals in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 2 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for toxic effect of metals in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• more statistics...»

Name and Aliases of Heavy metal poisoning

Main name of condition: Heavy metal poisoning

Heavy metals, Chronic heavy metal poisoning, Heavy Metal Toxicity

Chronic heavy metal poisoning, Heavy Metal Toxicity
Source - Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)

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