Is excessive lead and cadmium an occupational disease?

Hello, if you want to diagnose occupational diseases, you must make a diagnosis according to the exact occupational history, clinical manifestations of nervous system, digestive system and hematopoietic system, and refer to the investigation of working environment, and exclude similar diseases caused by other reasons. Need to go to a medical institution with the right to diagnose occupational diseases.

Guiding opinions:

It is suggested to go to the hospital as soon as possible to check whether lead exceeds the standard under diagnosis. Relevant inspection data must be preserved to prevent occupational diseases from being diagnosed in the future.

The following diagnostic criteria for occupational chronic lead poisoning in China are provided for your reference:

1, diagnostic principle

According to the exact occupational history, clinical manifestations of nervous system, digestive system and hematopoietic system, relevant laboratory tests, and referring to the investigation of working environment, we can make a comprehensive analysis and exclude similar diseases caused by other reasons before making a diagnosis.

2. Observation object

Have a history of close lead exposure and clinical manifestations of lead-free poisoning, and have one of the following manifestations:

A) Urinary lead ≥ 0.34 μ mol/L (0.07 mg/L, 70 μ g/L) or 0.48 μ mol/24h (0. 1 mg/24h,100 μ g/24h);

B) Blood lead ≥ 1.9 μ mol/L (0.4 mg/L, 400 μ g/L);

C) After the diagnostic lead flooding test, urine lead is ≥ 1.45 μ mol/L (0.3 mg/L, 300 μ g/L) and < 3.86 μ mol/L (0.8 mg/L, 800 μg/L).

3, diagnosis and grading standards

3. 1 mild poisoning

3. 1. 1 blood lead ≥ 2.9 μ mol/L (0.6 mg/L, 600 μg/L) or urine lead ≥ 0.58 μ mol/L (0. 12 mg/L,120 μ g). And has one of the following manifestations, can be diagnosed as mild poisoning:

A) urinary δ-amino -r- ketovaleric acid ≥ 6 1.0μ mol/L (8mg/L, 8,000 μ g/l);

B) erythrocyte free protoporphyrin (EP)≥3.56 μm ol/L(2mg/L, 2000 μ g/L);

C) erythrocyte zinc protoporphyrin (zpp) ≥ 2.91μ mol/l (13.0μ g/ghb).

D) Abdominal pain, bloating, constipation and other symptoms.

3. 1.2 Diagnostic lead submergence test, if urine lead is ≥ 3.86 μ mol/L (0.8 mg/L, 800 μg/L) or 4.82 μ mol/24h (1 mg/24h, 1000 μg/24h),

3.2 Moderate poisoning

On the basis of mild poisoning, anyone who has one of the following manifestations:

A) abdominal cramps;

B) anemia;

C) mild toxic peripheral neuropathy.

3.3 Severe poisoning

Have one of the following performances:

A) leading to paralysis;

B) toxic encephalopathy;

I hope my answer is useful to you and I wish you health.