title: Could your young patient have lead poisoning?
abstract: While clinical symptoms of classic lead poisoning are rare in Australian children, elevated body lead burden may have a small but treatable contribution to developmental and behavioural problems in individual children; its cumulative neurodevelopmental impact on populations of children is a greater public health concern. Children with blood leads over 15 micrograms/dL require blood lead monitoring and if persistently elevated assessment of potential environmental sources is indicated; children with lead levels over 25 micrograms/dL should be seen by a paediatrician. Chelation is not indicated in children with blood leads less than 55 micrograms/dL.
authors.affiliation: University of Newcastle.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Vimpani
mesh_terms: D002652:Child Behavior / Q000187:drug effects; D002675:Child, Preschool; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049690:History, Ancient; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007360:Intelligence / Q000187:drug effects; D007854:Lead / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000097:blood; D007855:Lead Poisoning / Q000150:complications* / Q000266:history / Q000628:therapy; D008452:Maximum Allowable Concentration
chemical_list: D007854:Lead