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1 Οκτ 2024 · Lead exposures among school-age children are a major public health issue. Although the harmful effects of lead exposure during the first years of life are well known, there is not as much understanding of the effects of low levels of lead exposure during later childhood.
17 Απρ 2024 · A patient’s blood lead level (BLL) is measured in micrograms of lead per deciliter of blood (μg/dL). Healthcare providers should follow recommendations based on initial screening capillary and confirmed venous BLLs. Learn more about the recommended actions after a blood lead level test.
2 Απρ 2024 · Children with blood lead levels at or above the BLRV represent those at the top 2.5% with the highest blood lead levels. The documents below refer to a blood-lead level of 10 micrograms per deciliter (μg/dL) as the CDC level of concern for adverse health outcomes in children.
2 Απρ 2024 · As of October 28, 2021, CDC uses a blood lead reference value (BLRV) of 3.5 micrograms per deciliter (µg/dL) to identify children with blood lead levels that are higher than most children’s levels.
This study summarizes data on 11,145 children screened for blood lead concentrations in the greater Washington, DC area and determines 2.5th to 97.5th percentile ranges for blood lead separately for females and for males. The ranges for both genders decrease as the child ages.
Lead is associated with negative outcomes in children, including impaired cognitive, motor, behavioral, and physical abilities. In 1991, CDC defined the blood lead level (BLL) that should prompt public health actions as 10 μg/dL.
1 Ιουλ 2019 · Asymptomatic lead poisoning has become more common in children. Blood lead levels of less than 5 µg per dL are associated with impairments in neurocognitive and behavioral development that are...
