Nausea, Vomiting, and Weight Loss in a Young Adult Patient With a History of a Gunshot Wound.
Pediatr Emerg Care
; 32(9): 616-8, 2016 Sep.
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| ID: mdl-26466146
ABSTRACT
Assessing victims of gunshot wounds with retained bullets/bullet fragments for lead toxicity is not always considered until the patient develops signs and symptoms of toxicity. We discuss the case of a 19-year-old young man who received a diagnosis of chronic lead toxicity (serum lead concentration 51 µg/dL) 5 weeks after a hunting accident. Extensive wound debridement occurred following the accident; however, lead toxicity was not diagnosed until after his fourth emergency department visit. Oral chelation therapy was required for the management of his lead toxicity.
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Vômito
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Ferimentos por Arma de Fogo
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Redução de Peso
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Corpos Estranhos
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Intoxicação por Chumbo
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Ano de publicação:
2016
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