Management of elevated blood lead in Tennessee's children: questions a physician might ask.
OBJECTIVE
To present the most commonly asked questions health care providers have about the management of a child with elevated blood lead, and the answers based on current guidelines.


METHODS
Questions answered in this paper were selected based on recall of three years' experience as a statewide physician lead consultant in Alabama and Tennessee.


RESULTS
20 questions are presented, along with relevant Tennessee resources for obtaining more information and medical consultation.


CONCLUSIONS
Tennessee's Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program has the resources to assist health care providers with any child who presents with lead poisoning. No Tennessee health care provider should lack the knowledge to manage any lead poisoned child.
D019090:Case Management; D015913:Chelation Therapy / Q000379:methods; D002648:Child; D002662:Child Health Services; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007255:Information Services; D007349:Insurance, Health, Reimbursement; D007855:Lead Poisoning / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D011635:Public Health Administration; D013714:Tennessee