09-05-2011, 12:56 PM
A 6-year-old boy is referred to you by the school nurse for an elevated lead level found in the school screening program. He has moved into the neighborhood recently with his parents and two sisters. They have moved into a house that was built in 1930 and is undergoing significant remodeling. He has no abdominal pain, muscle pain, headache, vomiting, or weight loss. His venous blood lead level is 30 μg/dL. His sisters’ venous blood lead levels are pending. The parents have taken the initiative to move into a temporary place until the remodeling is finished on their house.
Appropriate treatment would include which of the following?
A. Hospital admission
B. Monthly lead level monitoring
C. Oral chelation therapy
D. Parenteral chelation therapy
E. Weekly lead level monitoring
Appropriate treatment would include which of the following?
A. Hospital admission
B. Monthly lead level monitoring
C. Oral chelation therapy
D. Parenteral chelation therapy
E. Weekly lead level monitoring