Symptoms of Lead poisoning
Symptoms of Lead poisoning
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- Poisoning
- "Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition)" (2005)
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Poisoning:
Signs and Symptoms
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
Depending on poison (such as alcohol, cyanide, acetone, turpentine, or petroleum): headache, seizures, loss of consciousness, chest pain, muscle weakness, dizziness, nausea, vomiting
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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
Poisonous snakebite:
Signs and Symptoms
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
Pain, edema, fever, skin discoloration, petechiae, ecchymoses, blebs, blisters, bloody wound discharge, necrosis
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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
Poisonous snakebites:
Signs and symptoms
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
Most snakebites happen on the arms and legs, below the elbow or knee. Bites to the head or trunk are most dangerous, but any bite into a blood vessel is dangerous, regardless of location.
Most pit viper bites that result in envenomation cause immediate and progressively severe pain and edema, local elevation in skin temperature, fever, skin discoloration, petechiae, ecchymoses, blebs, blisters, bloody wound discharge, and local necrosis. (See After a snakebite.)
Because pit viper venom is neurotoxic, pit viper bites may cause local and facial numbness and tingling, fasciculation and twitching of skeletal muscles, seizures (especially in children), extreme anxiety, difficulty speaking, fainting, weakness, dizziness, excessive sweating, occasional paralysis, mild to severe respiratory distress, headache, blurred vision, marked thirst and, in severe envenomation, coma and death. Pit viper venom may also impair coagulation and cause hematemesis, hematuria, melena, bleeding gums, and internal bleeding. Other symptoms of pit viper bites include tachycardia, lymphadenopathy, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, hypotension, and shock.
The reaction to coral snakebite is usually delayed — sometimes up to several hours. These snakebites cause little or no local tissue reaction (local pain, swelling, or necrosis). However, because coral snake venom is neurotoxic, a reaction can progress swiftly, producing such effects as local paresthesia, drowsiness, nausea, vomiting, difficulty swallowing, marked salivation, dysphonia, ptosis, blurred vision, miosis, respiratory distress and possible respiratory failure, loss of muscle coordination and, possibly, shock with cardiovascular collapse and death.
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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
Snakebites, poisonous:
Signs and symptoms
(Handbook of Diseases)
Most snakebites happen on the arms and legs, below the elbow or knee. Bites to the head or trunk are most dangerous, but any bite into a blood vessel is dangerous, regardless of location.
Most pit viper bites that result in envenomation cause immediate and progressively severe pain and edema (the entire extremity may swell within a few hours), local elevation in skin temperature, fever, skin discoloration, petechiae, ecchymoses, blebs, blisters, bloody wound discharge, and local necrosis.
Because pit viper venom is neurotoxic, pit viper bites may cause local and facial numbness and tingling, fasciculation and twitching of skeletal muscles, seizures (especially in children), extreme anxiety, difficulty speaking, fainting, weakness, dizziness, excessive sweating, occasional paralysis, mild to severe respiratory distress, headache, blurred vision, marked thirst and, in severe envenomation, coma and death. Pit viper venom may also impair coagulation and cause hema-temesis, hematuria, melena, bleeding gums, and internal bleeding. Other symptoms of pit viper bites include tachycardia, lymphadenopathy, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, hypotension, and shock.
The reaction to coral snakebite is usually delayed — sometimes up to several hours. These snakebites cause little or no local tissue reaction (local pain, swelling, or necrosis). However, because coral snake venom is neurotoxic, a reaction can progress swiftly, producing such effects as local paresthesia, drowsiness, nausea, vomiting, difficulty swallowing, marked salivation, dysphonia, ptosis, blurred vision, miosis, respiratory distress and possible respiratory failure, loss of muscle coordination and, possibly, shock with cardiovascular collapse and death.
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Source: Handbook of Diseases, 2003
Article Excerpts About Symptoms of Lead poisoning:
If not detected early, children with lead in their bodies can suffer
from:
Lead is also harmful to adults. Adults can suffer from:
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Difficulties during pregnancy
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Other reproductive problems (in both men and women)
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High blood pressure
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Digestive problems
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Nerve disorders
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Memory and concentration problems
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Muscle and joint pain
Too much lead in the body can seriously injure the brain, nervous
system, red blood cells, and kidneys.
Higher levels of lead in the body can cause mental retardation, fits
(convulsions), falling out (unconsciousness, coma), and even death. In
years past, that kind of effect was called lead poisoning. Exposures high
enough to cause coma and death are very uncommon today, but they haven’t
disappeared.
(Source: excerpt from Lead Exposure: NWHIC)
Lead poisoning as a Cause of Symptoms or Medical Conditions
When considering symptoms of Lead poisoning, it is also important to consider Lead poisoning as a possible cause of other medical conditions.
The Disease Database lists the following medical conditions that Lead poisoning may cause:
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and may not be the full list of Lead poisoning signs or Lead poisoning symptoms.
Furthermore, signs and symptoms of Lead poisoning may vary on an individual basis for each patient.
Only your doctor can provide adequate diagnosis of any signs or symptoms and whether they
are indeed Lead poisoning symptoms.
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