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Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 18e
| Part 18. Poisoning, Drug Overdose, and Envenomation > |
Chapter e49. Heavy Metal Poisoning
Sections: Heavy Metal Poisoning: Introduction, Further Readings.
Topics Discussed: heavy metal poisoning, nervous system; metals, heavy; toxic effect of heavy metal; toxic effects of metals.
Excerpt:"Metals pose a significant threat to health through low-level environmental as well as occupational exposures. One indication of their importance relative to other potential hazards is their ranking by the U.S. Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, which maintains an updated list of all hazards present in toxic waste sites according to their prevalence and the severity of their toxicity. The first, second, third, and seventh hazards on the list are heavy metals: lead, mercury, arsenic, and cadmium, respectively (http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/cercla/07list.html). Specific information pertaining to each of these metals, including sources and metabolism, toxic effects produced, diagnosis, and the appropriate treatment for poisoning, is summarized in Table e49–1...."
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