Lead Poisoning in Children: Questions Before Screening
Topic Overview
If the answers to the following questions are “yes” or “don't know,”
a blood test may be done to determine whether your child has
lead poisoning.
- Does your child live in or regularly visit a
house or building that was built before 1976? This question could apply to a
facility such as a home daycare centre or the home of a baby-sitter or
relative.
- Does your child have a sibling or playmate who now has or
has had lead poisoning?
- Does your child live in or regularly visit
a house built before 1976 that has recently been (within the last 6 months) or
is currently being renovated or remodelled?
Credits
| By | Healthwise Staff |
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| Primary Medical Reviewer | Susan C. Kim, MD - Pediatrics |
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| Primary Medical Reviewer | Donald Sproule, MD, CM, CCFP, FCFP - Family Medicine |
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| Specialist Medical Reviewer | R. Steven Tharratt, MD, MPVM, FACP, FCCP - Pulmonology, Critical Care Medicine, Medical Toxicology |
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| Last Revised | August 3, 2010 |
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Last Revised:
August 3, 2010
Author:
Healthwise Staff
Medical Review:
Susan C. Kim, MD - Pediatrics & Donald Sproule, MD, CM, CCFP, FCFP - Family Medicine & R. Steven Tharratt, MD, MPVM, FACP, FCCP - Pulmonology, Critical Care Medicine, Medical Toxicology
