University of Virginia Health System

Lead Poisoning

Welcome to our online resource for healthcare professionals providing vital, timely information in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of all forms of lead poisoning.

         
24-hour Emergency Hotline for Virginia HCPs: 
1-800-SOS-LEAD

• Lead Poisoning: An Overview 
• Guidelines for Childhood Lead Poisoning Screening in Virginia
• Virginia Regulations for Testing Children for Lead
• Areas in Virginia with an elevated risk of childhood lead poisoning:
  1. Sorted by zipcode
  2. Sorted by locality
• Lead-Safe Virginia

Interpreting and Managing Blood Lead Levels <10 µg/dL in Children and Reducing Childhood Exposure to Lead: Recommendations of the CDC. MMWR Report issued Nov. 2, 2007/ Vol. 56/ No. RR-8.

  
Presentation: Sources of Lead Poisoning 
Author: Dr. Christopher P. Holstege, M.D.
     Estimated time needed to review: 1 hour
           

Presentation: Lead Pathophysiology
Author: Dr. Christopher P. Holstege, M.D.
     Estimated time needed to review: 1 hour

  
Lead Poisoning Prevention and Treatment Updates 
A newsletter sponsored by the VA Dept. of Health & The University of Virginia Division of Medical Toxicology.

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• March 2008: Folk Remedies as Sources of Lead
   
• Sept. 2007: Lead Levels in International Adoptees & Immigrants to the U.S.
   
• April 2007: Refugees and Lead Poisoning 
  
• December 2006: FDA Approves First Portable Lead Test System
  
• August 2006: Items Recalled Due to Lead Poisoning Risks Following Ingestion
  
• May 2006: Mexican Candies: A Source of Lead Poisoning
  
• February 2006: Retained Lead Bullets and Lead Poisoning
  
• November 2005: Lead Poisoning and Pregnancy
  
• August 2005: Sources of Lead Poisoning
  
• March 2005: The Medical Literature on Childhood Lead Poisoning

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