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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
An elevated | An elevated concentration of venous blood lead levels is diagnostic of [[lead poisoning]]. | ||
==Laboratory Findings== | ==Laboratory Findings== | ||
*Laboratory findings consistent with the diagnosis of [[lead poisoning]] include: | |||
**Basophilic stippling of red blood cells | |||
**[[Iron deficiency anemia]] (microcytosis and hypochromia) | |||
**Elevated venous blood lead levels | |||
**K-fluorescent X-ray metering can measure bone-lead. | |||
*Laboratory findings consistent with the diagnosis of [ | |||
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* Basophilic stippling of red blood cells | |||
* [[Iron deficiency anemia]] (microcytosis and hypochromia) | |||
* Elevated | |||
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* K-fluorescent X-ray metering can measure bone-lead. | |||
Shown below is an image depicting basophilic stippling in a blood smear of a patient with lead poisoning.<br> | Shown below is an image depicting basophilic stippling in a blood smear of a patient with lead poisoning.<br> |
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aksiniya Stevasarova, M.D.
Overview
An elevated concentration of venous blood lead levels is diagnostic of lead poisoning.
Laboratory Findings
- Laboratory findings consistent with the diagnosis of lead poisoning include:
- Basophilic stippling of red blood cells
- Iron deficiency anemia (microcytosis and hypochromia)
- Elevated venous blood lead levels
- K-fluorescent X-ray metering can measure bone-lead.
Shown below is an image depicting basophilic stippling in a blood smear of a patient with lead poisoning.