Lead poisoning -- Hispanic Folk Remedies -- Coral
Lead poisoning -- Hispanic Folk Remedies -- Coral: Introduction
Lead poisoning -- Hispanic Folk Remedies -- Coral: Coral is a lead-containing tetraoxide salt used mainly by Hispanic people to treat digestive or stomach problems including indigestion and diarrhea. This folk remedy has the potential to cause lead poisoning due to its relatively high content of lead. Children are more susceptible to the effects of lead. The use of folk remedies is still prevalent in some cultures. Lead poisoning can result in serious illness and even death in severe cases.
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Symptoms of Lead poisoning -- Hispanic Folk Remedies -- Coral
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Treatments for Lead poisoning -- Hispanic Folk Remedies -- Coral
- Chelation
- Removal of the source of the lead - to avoid further exposure
- Chelation therapy if serious acute ingestion or if blood lead levels are >45mcg/dL
- Management of encephalopathy in a critical care unit with adequate airway protection and supportive therapy
- Long term follow up for detection and management of sequelae such as neurological impairment
- more treatments...»
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Lead poisoning -- Hispanic Folk Remedies -- Coral: Complications
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Causes of Lead poisoning -- Hispanic Folk Remedies -- Coral
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Lead poisoning -- Hispanic Folk Remedies -- Coral: Undiagnosed Conditions
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Misdiagnosis and Lead poisoning -- Hispanic Folk Remedies -- Coral
Undiagnosed stroke leads to misdiagnosed aphasia: BBC News UK reported on a man who
had been institutionalized and treated for mental illness
because he suffered from sudden inability to speak.
This was initially misdiagnosed as a ...read more »
Dementia may be a drug interaction: A common scenario in aged care is for
a patient to show mental decline to dementia.
Whereas this can, of course, occur due to various medical conditions,
such...read more »
ADHD under-diagnosed in adults: Although the over-diagnoses of ADHD
in children is a well-known controversy, the reverse side related to adults.
Some adults can remain undiagnosed, and...read more »
Bipolar disorder misdiagosed as various conditions by primary physicians: Bipolar disorder (manic-depressive disorder)
often fails to be diagnosed correctly by...read more »
Eating disorders under-diagnosed in men: The typical patient with
an eating disorder is female.
The result is that men with eating disorders often fail to be diagnosed or
have a delayed diagnosis.
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Depression undiagnosed in teenagers: Serious bouts of depression can be
undiagnosed in teenagers.
The "normal" moodiness of teenagers can cause severe medical depression
to be overlooked.
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Undiagnosed anxiety disorders related to depression: Patients with depression (see symptoms of depression)
may also have undiagnosed anxiety...read more »
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Lead poisoning -- Hispanic Folk Remedies -- Coral: Research Doctors & Specialists
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Lead poisoning -- Hispanic Folk Remedies -- Coral: Rare Types
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Prognosis for Lead poisoning -- Hispanic Folk Remedies -- Coral
Prognosis for Lead poisoning -- Hispanic Folk Remedies -- Coral:
Symptoms are often unnoticed unless more serious lead poisoning occurs. Death due to lead poisoning is considered quite rare.
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