Useful screening test for lead is measurement of:
Diagnosis of lead poisoning: Laboratory parameters Remark Coproporphyrin in Urine (CPU) > 150 mcg/L Exposure to lead Amino levulinic acid in Urine (ALAU) > 5 mg/l Indicates lead absorption Lead in blood >70 mcg/100 ml Clinical symptoms appear Lead in Urine >0.8 mg/l Lead exposure and absorption Basophilic stripling of RBC&;s Punctate basophilia Ref: Park 25th edition Pgno: 845
Coproporphyrin in Urine
Amino-levulinic acid in urine
Lead in blood
Lead in Urine
Hospital waste and disaster management, Occupational health