22 Treatments  for Lead Poisoning

10 Tests 3 Medical Procedures 4 Prescribed Medications 1 Self Care

3 Herbs and Supplements 1 Alternative Procedures

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Tests for Lead Poisoning

1. Quantitative Blood Lead Test Blood lead level is a test that measures the amount of lead in the blood.  More Costs

2. Lead Measurement Blood lead level is a test that measures the amount of lead in the blood.  More Costs

3. History and Physical Exam During a physical examination, a health care provider studies a patient's body to determine the presence or absence of physical problems. A typical physical ex...  More Costs

4. Abdominal X-Ray Abdominal films are x-ray images of the abdomen.  More Costs

5. Red Blood Cell Morphology Test

6. Blood Lead screening Blood lead level is a test that measures the amount of lead in the blood.  More

7. Peripheral Blood Smear A blood smear is a blood test that gives information about the number and shape of blood cells.  More Costs

8. Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN) Test BUN stands for blood urea nitrogen. Urea nitrogen is what forms when protein breaks down. A test can be done to measure the amount of urea nitrogen in the blood.  More

9. Serum Creatinine Test Creatinine is a breakdown product of creatine, which is an important part of muscle. This article discusses the laboratory test to measure the amount of creatinine ...  More

10. Electrolyte Panel Electrolytes are positively and negatively charged molecules, called ions, that are found within cells, between cells, in the bloodstream, and in other fluids throu...  More

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Medical Procedures for Lead Poisoning

1. Pumping Stomach Out Gastric suction is a procedure that empties the contents of the stomach. It may be done for tests, or to remove materials such as poisons.  More

2. Bowel Irrigation Colonic irrigation is also known as hydrotherapy of the colon, high colonic, entero-lavage, or simply colonic. It is the process of cleansing the colon by passing s...  More

3. Chelation Therapy Chelation therapy is an intravenous treatment designed to bind heavy metals in the body in order to treat heavy metal toxicity. Proponents claim it also treats coro...  More

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Prescribed Medications for Lead Poisoning

1. succimer(Chemet ) Heavy metal antagonist; chelates lead.  More

2. penicillamine(Cuprimine , Depen) PENICILLAMINE (pen uh SIL uh meen) binds with heavy metals and cystine in the body. It is used to treat Wilson's disease and cystinuria. It is also used to tre...  More

3. dimercaprol(BAL In Oil ) DIMERCAPROL (dahy mer KAP rawl) binds with heavy metals in the body. It is used to treat arsenic, mercury, gold, and lead poisoning.  More

4. edetate calcium disodium CALCIUM EDTA (KAL see um) binds with heavy metals in the body. It is used to treat lead poisoning.  More

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Self Care for Lead Poisoning

1. Avoid Prolonged Chemical Exposure

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Herbs and Supplements for Lead Poisoning What's this?

1. Iron Iron is an essential mineral and an important component of proteins involved in oxygen transport and metabolism. Iron is also an essential cofactor in the synthesis...  More Efficacy Grade C

2. calcium carbonate The Romans used lime (calcium oxide), clacked lime (calcium hydroxide), and hydraulic cement in construction works. Calcium (Latin calx , meaning lime) was first is...  More Efficacy Grade C

3. Calcium Pantothenate The Romans used lime (calcium oxide), clacked lime (calcium hydroxide), and hydraulic cement in construction works. Calcium (Latin calx , meaning lime) was first is...  More Efficacy Grade C

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Alternative Procedures for Lead Poisoning What's this?

1. Chelation Therapy EDTA chelation became well known during the 1950s when it was proposed as a method to cleanse the blood and blood vessel walls of toxins and minerals. The technique...  More

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