Presentation The presentation will depend on the age of the individual, the metal absorbed and whether this was the result of acute exposure - eg, vapour inhalation - or exposure over a more prolonged period of time. [patient.info]

In developing its educational products ATSDR has made a diligent effort to ensure the accuracy and the currency of the presented information. [atsdr.cdc.gov]

• Gastric Lavage

  lavage or make the infected person vomit within an hour if the person has consumed cadmium salts. [authorstream.com]

  TREATMENT: Smoking should be avoided and do check your house products for compounds which contain cadmium Render gastric lavage or make the infected person vomit within an hour if the person has consumed cadmium salts Chelation therapy 22. [slideshare.net]

  […] or gastric lavage may be beneficial soon after exposure. [en.wikipedia.org]

• Vomiting

  These include: abdominal pain, burning sensation, nausea, vomiting, salivation, muscle cramps, vertigo, shock, loss of consciousness and convulsions. [academic.oup.com]

  THALLIUM POISONING Symptoms associated with thallium poisoning include extreme drowsiness (somnolence), nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, and bloody vomiting (hematemesis). [rarediseases.org]

  Nausea, vomiting and diarrhoea. Impaired sensation. Difficulty breathing, cough, chest pain. Complications include pneumonitis and pulmonary oedema. [patient.info]

  Typical Presentation of the Most Commonly Encountered Metals and Their Treatment (Open Table in a new window) Metal Acute Chronic Toxic Concentration Treatment Arsenic Nausea, vomiting, "rice-water" diarrhea, encephalopathy, MODS, LoQTS, painful neuropathy [emedicine.medscape.com]

  Nausea and Vomiting Ingestion of a large dose of cadmium can cause severe gastrointestinal effects. [livestrong.com]

• Nausea

  Nausea, vomiting and diarrhoea. Impaired sensation. Difficulty breathing, cough, chest pain. Complications include pneumonitis and pulmonary oedema. [patient.info]

  Nausea and Vomiting Ingestion of a large dose of cadmium can cause severe gastrointestinal effects. [livestrong.com]

  Overexposure may cause fatigue, headaches, nausea, vomiting, abdominal cramps, diarrhea, and fever. [rarediseases.org]

  Arsenic Symptoms include nausea or vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea, garlic odor on breath, excessive salivation, headache, vertigo, fatigue, paresthesia, paralysis, kidney failure, progressive blindness, and mental impairment. [diagnose-me.com]

  Typical Presentation of the Most Commonly Encountered Metals and Their Treatment (Open Table in a new window) Metal Acute Chronic Toxic Concentration Treatment Arsenic Nausea, vomiting, "rice-water" diarrhea, encephalopathy, MODS, LoQTS, painful neuropathy [emedicine.medscape.com]

• Abdominal Pain

  These include: abdominal pain, burning sensation, nausea, vomiting, salivation, muscle cramps, vertigo, shock, loss of consciousness and convulsions. [academic.oup.com]

  Additional symptoms may include fever, headaches, fatigue, sluggishness (letheragy), vomiting, loss of appetite (anorexia), abdominal pain, constipation, joint pain, loss of recently acquired skills, incoordination, listlessness, difficulty sleeping [rarediseases.org]

  Ingestion of cadmium in high concentration may cause vomiting, diarrhea, salivation, cramps, and abdominal pain. Comments: Royal Blue trace metal tube available from the Clinical Pathology Core Laboratory, 6240 RCP. [healthcare.uiowa.edu]

  Gastrointestinal upset (abdominal pain, gingivitis and stomatitis, nausea, vomiting). Renal problems include acute renal failure, nephrotic syndrome and acute tubular necrosis. [patient.info]

  Arsenic Symptoms include nausea or vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea, garlic odor on breath, excessive salivation, headache, vertigo, fatigue, paresthesia, paralysis, kidney failure, progressive blindness, and mental impairment. [diagnose-me.com]

• Diarrhea

  Overexposure may cause fatigue, headaches, nausea, vomiting, abdominal cramps, diarrhea, and fever. [rarediseases.org]

  painful neuropathy, coma, autonomic instability, MODS Late: Alopecia, Mees lines, residual neurologic symptoms Alopecia, neuropathy Toxic: >3 µg/L (blood) MDAC Prussian blue Zinc MFF (oxide fumes); vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain (ingestion) Copper [emedicine.medscape.com]

  Ingestion of cadmium in high concentration may cause vomiting, diarrhea, salivation, cramps, and abdominal pain. Comments: Royal Blue trace metal tube available from the Clinical Pathology Core Laboratory, 6240 RCP. [healthcare.uiowa.edu]

  Abdominal cramps and pain may also occur, combined with diarrhea. A very intense exposure may cause hemorrhaging of the digestive tract and severe damage to the liver, kidneys and heart, resulting in death. [livestrong.com]

  The symptoms of severe cadmium ingestion are nausea, vomiting, abdominal cramps and pain, diarrhea, and tenesmus (ATSDR 1999; Drebler et al. 2002). Recovery can occur from an acute episode of poisoning with no side effects. [atsdr.cdc.gov]

• Abdominal Cramps

  Overexposure may cause fatigue, headaches, nausea, vomiting, abdominal cramps, diarrhea, and fever. [rarediseases.org]

  Abdominal cramps and pain may also occur, combined with diarrhea. A very intense exposure may cause hemorrhaging of the digestive tract and severe damage to the liver, kidneys and heart, resulting in death. [livestrong.com]

  The symptoms of severe cadmium ingestion are nausea, vomiting, abdominal cramps and pain, diarrhea, and tenesmus (ATSDR 1999; Drebler et al. 2002). Recovery can occur from an acute episode of poisoning with no side effects. [atsdr.cdc.gov]

  Ingestion of cadmium Eating food or drink contaminated with high levels of cadmium can cause stomach irritation, abdominal cramps, nausea, vomiting and diarrhoea. [betterhealth.vic.gov.au]

• Metallic Taste

  MFF, or "brass founder’s ague," "zinc shakes," or "Monday morning fever" as it is variously known, is characterized by fever, headache, fatigue, dyspnea, cough, and a metallic taste occurring within 3-10 hours after exposure. [emedicine.medscape.com]

  Symptoms include a metallic taste in the mouth, excess salivation, gingivitis, tremors, stomach and kidney troubles. Mental symptoms include shyness, irritability, apathy and depression, psychosis, mental deterioration, and anorexia. [diagnose-me.com]

  It presents with: Metallic taste and increased salivation. Nausea, vomiting and diarrhoea. Impaired sensation. Difficulty breathing, cough, chest pain. Complications include pneumonitis and pulmonary oedema. [patient.info]

• Chest Pain

  Symptoms associated with cadmium toxicity vary based upon route of exposure and may include tubular proteinuria, fever, headache, dyspnea, chest pain, conjunctivitis, rhinitis, sore throat and cough. [healthcare.uiowa.edu]

  pain, cough, dysponea Bronchospasm and hemoptysis may occur Chronic inhalation: impairment of pulmonary function PowerPoint Presentation: Renal Effects : May cause tubular and glomerular damage with resultant proteinuria Latency period of ~10 yrs Nephropathy [authorstream.com]

  Later symptoms include chest pain, cough, and dyspnea (Newman-Taylor 1998). Bronchospasm and hemoptysis may also occur. [atsdr.cdc.gov]

  Difficulty breathing, cough, chest pain. Complications include pneumonitis and pulmonary oedema. Chronic exposure may cause anaemia, emphysema or renal failure and cadmium may be a risk factor in the development of prostate or lung cancer. [patient.info]

  Breathing air with high levels of cadmium over a short period of time is initially like the flu with chills, fever and muscle pain, then later can cause lung damage, shortness of breath, chest pain and cough, which may lead to death in severe cases. [betterhealth.vic.gov.au]

• Hypertension

  […] and, possibly, years later, cancer. cadmium poisoning A condition associated with industrial exposure; cadmium poisoning occurred in Japan due to contamination of drinking water by mining runoffs, resulting in itai-itai (“ouch-ouch”) disease, possibly hypertension [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]

  Biometals : an international journal on the role of metal ions in biology, biochemistry, and medicine. 2004 Oct [PubMed PMID: 15688852] [3] Houston MC, The role of mercury and cadmium heavy metals in vascular disease, hypertension, coronary heart disease [statpearls.com]

  Long-term exposure to cadmium has also been linked to cancer, pulmonary disease, hypertension, and the weakening of the immune system. Farm and agricultural workers are put at risk by the inhalation of contaminated fertilizer dust. [frost.com]

  Lead Signs and Symptoms include combinations of gastrointestinal complaints, hypertension, fatigue, hemolytic anemia, abdominal pain, nausea, constipation, weight loss, peripheral neuropathy, cognitive dysfunction, arthralgias, headache, weakness, convulsions [diagnose-me.com]

  Some epidemiological studies have suggested a link between drinking hard water and some degree of protection from hypertension. [corrosion-doctors.org]

• Muscle Weakness

  Owing to hypokalaemia and muscle weakness, barium intoxication was strongly suspected initially; in addition, the emergency room physicians were told that the industrial chemical solution he had taken contained a chromium salt. [academic.oup.com]

  Infertility Joint pain Kidney disease (cadmium is very toxic to the kidneys) Learning disorders Liver damage Lung disease Low energy Low sperm count Lung disease Memory loss/brain fog Migraines Muscle weakness Nausea Nerve cell damage Prostate dysfunction [liveto110.com]

  The proximal renal tubular dysfunction creates low phosphate levels in the blood ( hypophosphatemia ), causing muscle weakness and sometimes coma. [en.wikipedia.org]

• Kidney Failure

  Chronic exposure can lead to kidney failure. The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) has classified cadmium as carcinogenic to humans. Heavy metals can be toxic for the biosphere. [citepa.org]

  Continuous, prolonged exposure to cadmium may result in kidney failure, a life-threatening condition. Cancer Prolonged exposure to cadmium has been known to cause cancer. [livestrong.com]

  failure occurs Heavy Metal Poisoning Prevention The following tips may help you prevent heavy metal poisoning: Wear masks and protective clothing if you work around heavy metals Since many metals accumulate in dust and dirt, keep these out of your home [everydayhealth.com]

  Arsenic Symptoms include nausea or vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea, garlic odor on breath, excessive salivation, headache, vertigo, fatigue, paresthesia, paralysis, kidney failure, progressive blindness, and mental impairment. [diagnose-me.com]

  Cadmium mainly accumulates in the kidneys and liver and can lead to serious kidney failure, nephrotoxicity, renal stone formation, bone disease and persistent proteinuria at high exposures. [corrosion-doctors.org]

• Headache

  Overexposure may cause headaches, drowsiness, confusion, seizures, and life-threatening complications. [rarediseases.org]

  Symptoms of heavy metal toxicity include mental confusion, pain in muscles and joints, headaches, short-term memory loss, gastrointestinal upsets, food intolerances/allergies, vision problems, chronic fatigue, and others. [diagnose-me.com]

  The effects may include vomiting, dyspnea, headache, prostration, pulmonary edema, and, possibly, years later, cancer. cadmium poisoning A condition associated with industrial exposure; cadmium poisoning occurred in Japan due to contamination of drinking [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]

  Symptoms associated with cadmium toxicity vary based upon route of exposure and may include tubular proteinuria, fever, headache, dyspnea, chest pain, conjunctivitis, rhinitis, sore throat and cough. [healthcare.uiowa.edu]

  […] you were exposed to a large amount of metal at once (for example, by swallowing a toy) — your symptoms may include: Confusion Numbness Nausea Vomiting Falling into a coma Long-term or chronic exposure to heavy metals may cause the following symptoms: Headache [everydayhealth.com]

Removing Equipment Using Thiobacillus spIW 105 WasteManagement Education Research Consortium WERC Environmental 117 Zinc Pressure Leaching 135 Activity and Stability of Perovskite TypeOxides for 153 The NOX Problem 167 A Convenient Method for Water Treatment [books.google.com]

If the test shows that you do have heavy metal poisoning, the first step of treatment is to eliminate the exposure. [everydayhealth.com]

No chelating agent can be proposed for the treatment of the chronic intoxication. [digitalfire.com]

TREATMENT Render gastric lavage or make the infected person vomit within an hour if the person has consumed cadmium salts. [authorstream.com]

Prognosis; Complications Although complete cure is possible, many people suffer the effects of toxicity for extended periods. Some of the damage, for instance to the liver or brain, may not be fully reversible. [diagnose-me.com]

Epidemiologic studies in humans have found associations between cadmium exposure and lung cancer, and between cadmium exposure and prostate cancer. [chemistryexplained.com]

If all underestimate by similar degrees, the effect on epidemiological investigation would be minor, but the likelihood is that a minority provide accurate estimates while the majority provide estimates with variable degrees of inaccuracy. [thorax.bmj.com]

Epidemiology Heavy metal poisoning is rare in the UK, even in industries where there is an increased risk. [ 1 ] The most common cause of heavy metal poisoning is lead. [patient.info]

Most of the available epidemiological information on cadmium has been obtained from occupationally exposed workers or on Japanese populations in highly contaminated areas. [cadmium.org]

"This understanding of how cadmium causes toxicity, at a molecular level, is crucial for developing new strategies for preventing cadmium poisoning." [sciencedaily.com]

The key is to prevent pulmonary edema. [sites.google.com]

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is authorized by IACET to offer .15 IACET CEU's for this program. [atsdr.cdc.gov]