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Positive blood lead test

MedGen UID:
537427
Concept ID:
C0262463
Finding
Synonyms: Blood lead level above reference range; Elevated blood lead level; Increased blood lead level; Raised blood lead level
SNOMED CT: Increased blood lead level (407152001); Elevated blood lead level (407152001); Raised blood lead level (407152001); Blood lead level above reference range (407152001)
 
HPO: HP:0410399

Definition

Detection of lead in the blood. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVPositive blood lead test

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Ceccato F, Boscaro M
High Blood Press Cardiovasc Prev 2016 Sep;23(3):209-15. Epub 2016 May 9 doi: 10.1007/s40292-016-0153-4. PMID: 27160717
Braam KI, van der Torre P, Takken T, Veening MA, van Dulmen-den Broeder E, Kaspers GJ
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2016 Mar 31;3(3):CD008796. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD008796.pub3. PMID: 27030386Free PMC Article
Windfuhr JP, Toepfner N, Steffen G, Waldfahrer F, Berner R
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2016 Apr;273(4):973-87. Epub 2016 Jan 11 doi: 10.1007/s00405-015-3872-6. PMID: 26755048Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Ramanan AV, Quartier P, Okamoto N, Foeldvari I, Spindler A, Fingerhutová Š, Antón J, Wang Z, Meszaros G, Araújo J, Liao R, Keller S, Brunner HI, Ruperto N; JUVE-BASIS investigators; Paediatric Rheumatology International Trials Organisation
Lancet 2023 Aug 12;402(10401):555-570. Epub 2023 Jul 6 doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(23)00921-2. PMID: 37423231
Nordström T, Discacciati A, Bergman M, Clements M, Aly M, Annerstedt M, Glaessgen A, Carlsson S, Jäderling F, Eklund M, Grönberg H; STHLM3 study group
Lancet Oncol 2021 Sep;22(9):1240-1249. Epub 2021 Aug 13 doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(21)00348-X. PMID: 34391509
Kuraeiad S, Kotepui M
Int J Environ Res Public Health 2021 Apr 15;18(8) doi: 10.3390/ijerph18084174. PMID: 33920861Free PMC Article
Milstone AM, Rosenberg C, Yenokyan G, Koontz DW, Miller MR; CCLIP Authorship Group
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2021 Apr;42(4):431-439. Epub 2020 Oct 12 doi: 10.1017/ice.2020.467. PMID: 33040755Free PMC Article
Ibels LS, Pollock CA
Med Toxicol 1986 Nov-Dec;1(6):387-410. doi: 10.1007/BF03259851. PMID: 3540517

Diagnosis

Delanghe J, Speeckaert M, Delanghe S, Oyaert M
Clin Chem Lab Med 2023 Jul 26;61(8):1382-1387. Epub 2023 Apr 24 doi: 10.1515/cclm-2023-0260. PMID: 37079906
Witting MD
J Emerg Med 2022 Sep;63(3):460-466. doi: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2022.09.007. PMID: 36376006
Benson VS, Hartl S, Barnes N, Galwey N, Van Dyke MK, Kwon N
Eur Respir J 2022 Jan;59(1) Epub 2022 Jan 13 doi: 10.1183/13993003.04590-2020. PMID: 34172466Free PMC Article
Cyrańska-Chyrek E, Grzymisławska M, Ruchała M
Endokrynol Pol 2017;68(3):360-377. doi: 10.5603/EP.2017.0028. PMID: 28660993
Stowasser M, Ahmed AH, Pimenta E, Taylor PJ, Gordon RD
Horm Metab Res 2012 Mar;44(3):170-6. Epub 2011 Dec 6 doi: 10.1055/s-0031-1295460. PMID: 22147655

Therapy

Berger F, Marce M, Delaloge S, Hardy-Bessard AC, Bachelot T, Bièche I, Pradines A, De La Motte Rouge T, Canon JL, André F, Arnould L, Clatot F, Lemonnier J, Marques S, Bidard FC; PADA-1 investigators
BMJ Open 2022 Mar 3;12(3):e055821. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-055821. PMID: 35241469Free PMC Article
Milstone AM, Rosenberg C, Yenokyan G, Koontz DW, Miller MR; CCLIP Authorship Group
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2021 Apr;42(4):431-439. Epub 2020 Oct 12 doi: 10.1017/ice.2020.467. PMID: 33040755Free PMC Article
Ding N, Zhang X, Zhang XD, Jing J, Liu SS, Mu YP, Peng LL, Yan YJ, Xiao GM, Bi XY, Chen H, Li FH, Yao B, Zhao AZ
Gut 2020 Sep;69(9):1608-1619. Epub 2020 Jan 2 doi: 10.1136/gutjnl-2019-319127. PMID: 31900292Free PMC Article
Braam KI, van der Torre P, Takken T, Veening MA, van Dulmen-den Broeder E, Kaspers GJ
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2016 Mar 31;3(3):CD008796. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD008796.pub3. PMID: 27030386Free PMC Article
Attard G, Parker C, Eeles RA, Schröder F, Tomlins SA, Tannock I, Drake CG, de Bono JS
Lancet 2016 Jan 2;387(10013):70-82. Epub 2015 Jun 11 doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(14)61947-4. PMID: 26074382

Prognosis

Mo S, Ye L, Wang D, Han L, Zhou S, Wang H, Dai W, Wang Y, Luo W, Wang R, Xu Y, Cai S, Liu R, Wang Z, Cai G
JAMA Oncol 2023 Jun 1;9(6):770-778. doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2023.0425. PMID: 37079312Free PMC Article
Coombes RC, Page K, Salari R, Hastings RK, Armstrong A, Ahmed S, Ali S, Cleator S, Kenny L, Stebbing J, Rutherford M, Sethi H, Boydell A, Swenerton R, Fernandez-Garcia D, Gleason KLT, Goddard K, Guttery DS, Assaf ZJ, Wu HT, Natarajan P, Moore DA, Primrose L, Dashner S, Tin AS, Balcioglu M, Srinivasan R, Shchegrova SV, Olson A, Hafez D, Billings P, Aleshin A, Rehman F, Toghill BJ, Hills A, Louie MC, Lin CJ, Zimmermann BG, Shaw JA
Clin Cancer Res 2019 Jul 15;25(14):4255-4263. Epub 2019 Apr 16 doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-18-3663. PMID: 30992300
Ceccato F, Boscaro M
High Blood Press Cardiovasc Prev 2016 Sep;23(3):209-15. Epub 2016 May 9 doi: 10.1007/s40292-016-0153-4. PMID: 27160717
Attard G, Parker C, Eeles RA, Schröder F, Tomlins SA, Tannock I, Drake CG, de Bono JS
Lancet 2016 Jan 2;387(10013):70-82. Epub 2015 Jun 11 doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(14)61947-4. PMID: 26074382
Faria EW, Parker DL, Faria IE
Sports Med 2005;35(4):285-312. doi: 10.2165/00007256-200535040-00002. PMID: 15831059

Clinical prediction guides

Henriksen TV, Tarazona N, Frydendahl A, Reinert T, Gimeno-Valiente F, Carbonell-Asins JA, Sharma S, Renner D, Hafez D, Roda D, Huerta M, Roselló S, Madsen AH, Løve US, Andersen PV, Thorlacius-Ussing O, Iversen LH, Gotschalck KA, Sethi H, Aleshin A, Cervantes A, Andersen CL
Clin Cancer Res 2022 Feb 1;28(3):507-517. Epub 2021 Oct 8 doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-21-2404. PMID: 34625408Free PMC Article
Benson VS, Hartl S, Barnes N, Galwey N, Van Dyke MK, Kwon N
Eur Respir J 2022 Jan;59(1) Epub 2022 Jan 13 doi: 10.1183/13993003.04590-2020. PMID: 34172466Free PMC Article
Nordström T, Discacciati A, Bergman M, Clements M, Aly M, Annerstedt M, Glaessgen A, Carlsson S, Jäderling F, Eklund M, Grönberg H; STHLM3 study group
Lancet Oncol 2021 Sep;22(9):1240-1249. Epub 2021 Aug 13 doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(21)00348-X. PMID: 34391509
Ceccato F, Boscaro M
High Blood Press Cardiovasc Prev 2016 Sep;23(3):209-15. Epub 2016 May 9 doi: 10.1007/s40292-016-0153-4. PMID: 27160717
Attard G, Parker C, Eeles RA, Schröder F, Tomlins SA, Tannock I, Drake CG, de Bono JS
Lancet 2016 Jan 2;387(10013):70-82. Epub 2015 Jun 11 doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(14)61947-4. PMID: 26074382

Recent systematic reviews

Alldred SK, Takwoingi Y, Guo B, Pennant M, Deeks JJ, Neilson JP, Alfirevic Z
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2017 Mar 15;3(3):CD012600. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD012600. PMID: 28295158Free PMC Article
Domínguez R, Cuenca E, Maté-Muñoz JL, García-Fernández P, Serra-Paya N, Estevan MC, Herreros PV, Garnacho-Castaño MV
Nutrients 2017 Jan 6;9(1) doi: 10.3390/nu9010043. PMID: 28067808Free PMC Article
Bradt J, Dileo C, Magill L, Teague A
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2016 Aug 15;(8):CD006911. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD006911.pub3. PMID: 27524661
Braam KI, van der Torre P, Takken T, Veening MA, van Dulmen-den Broeder E, Kaspers GJ
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2016 Mar 31;3(3):CD008796. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD008796.pub3. PMID: 27030386Free PMC Article
Harvey NC, Holroyd C, Ntani G, Javaid K, Cooper P, Moon R, Cole Z, Tinati T, Godfrey K, Dennison E, Bishop NJ, Baird J, Cooper C
Health Technol Assess 2014 Jul;18(45):1-190. doi: 10.3310/hta18450. PMID: 25025896Free PMC Article

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