Treating Lead Poisoning

Lead poisoning treatment may be required if an individual''s blood shows high levels of lead exposure. Before commencing lead poisoning treatment, doctors will take a blood sample and test for the amount of lead present. Lead poisoning treatment may not be necessary immediately, but patients are often monitored in case lead levels rise.

Lead poisoning treatment includes a variety of approaches, the most serious of which is chelation. This form of lead poisoning treatment ordinarily involves a painful series of injections, causing lead to be excreted through the urine. Lead poisoning treatment through chelation using injections requires costly hospitalization, but recently a lead poisoning treatment using oral chelation drugs has been developed, eliminating the need for a hospital stay. Lead poisoning treatment does not reverse damage already done to the body, or remove lead from brain tissue. Lead poisoning treatment should result in careful clinical surveillance to ensure there is no continued exposure. Lead poisoning treatment can also be assisted by eating foods that help the body remove lead. Foods aiding lead poisoning treatment are high in iron and calcium: lean meat, eggs, raisins, greens, dairy, fruit and potatoes. Lead poisoning treatment can be hindered by foods high in fat and oil, which help retain lead.

Lead poisoning treatment cannot be effective unless the source of the lead exposure is permanently removed. Lead poisoning treatment should be followed by removal of all traces of lead before the individual returns. Lead poisoning treatment does not prevent re-exposure; increased chips and dust during removal can return lead to pre lead poisoning treatment levels.

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