Lead poisoning -- Hispanic Folk Remedies -- Maria Luisa
Lead poisoning -- Hispanic Folk Remedies -- Maria Luisa: Introduction
Lead poisoning -- Hispanic Folk Remedies -- Maria Luisa: Maria Luisa 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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Treatments for Lead poisoning -- Hispanic Folk Remedies -- Maria Luisa
- 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
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Lead poisoning -- Hispanic Folk Remedies -- Maria Luisa: Complications
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Lead poisoning -- Hispanic Folk Remedies -- Maria Luisa: Undiagnosed Conditions
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Misdiagnosis and Lead poisoning -- Hispanic Folk Remedies -- Maria Luisa
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had been institutionalized and treated for mental illness
because he suffered from sudden inability to speak.
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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...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 indeed the condition has usually been
overlooked...read more »
Bipolar disorder misdiagosed as various conditions by primary physicians: Bipolar disorder (manic-depressive disorder)
often fails to be diagnosed correctly by primary care...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...read more »
Depression undiagnosed in teenagers: Serious bouts of depression can be
undiagnosed in teenagers.
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Undiagnosed anxiety disorders related to depression: Patients with depression (see symptoms of depression)
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Prognosis for Lead poisoning -- Hispanic Folk Remedies -- Maria Luisa
Prognosis for Lead poisoning -- Hispanic Folk Remedies -- Maria Luisa:
Symptoms are often unnoticed unless more serious lead poisoning occurs. Death due to lead poisoning is considered quite rare.
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