Version October 2024
| Abdominal radiograph for leaded foreign bodies or flecks in the GI tract |
| Free erythrocyte protoporphyrin (if not already obtained) |
| Serum electrolytes |
| Blood urea nitrogen |
| Serum creatinine |
| Serum calcium |
| Serum magnesium |
| Serum aspartate aminotransferase and alanine aminotransferase |
| Urinalysis |
| Neuroimaging (eg, computed tomography of the brain) in patients with encephalopathy |
| Screening for G6PD deficiency (eg, fluorescent spot test or methemoglobin reduction test)* |
GI: gastrointestinal; G6PD: glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase.
* Indicated for patients of an ethnicity with high prevalence for the disease (eg, African-American or Mediterranean descent) who are receiving succimer or dimercaprol (no longer manufactured). However, chelation should not be delayed while awaiting results.Do you want to add Medilib to your home screen?
