I have been writing medical articles for my blog (A Simple Guide to Medical Condition) for the benefit of my patients since 2007. Thank the patient for respecting the hard work of this author. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to and purchase your own copy. If the patient would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each reader. This eBook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. This eBook is licensed for the personal enjoyment only. (What The patient Need to Treat Mercury Poisoning) This book describes the Mercury Poisoning, Diagnosis and Treatment and Related Diseases which is seen in some of my patients in my Family Clinic. Breathing support, including oxygen, tube through the mouth into the throat, and breathing machineĬopyright Kenneth Kee 2016 Smashwords Edition Activated charcoal by mouth or tube through the nose into the stomach, if mercury is swallowedĢ. The person should be moved away from the source of exposure to methylmercury.ġ. Treatment will depend on how severe a person's condition is. Methylmercury poisoning injuries to the body cannot be reversed. Mercury poisoning is diagnosed by Blood and urine tests for mercury Symptoms of metallic mercury poisoning are: Disturbances in sensations ("pins and needles" feelings) Symptoms of methylmercury poisoning may be:Ģ. Nearly all people have at least trace amounts of methylmercury in their tissues, indicating methylmercury's prevalent presence in the environment and people's exposure through the eating of fish and shellfish.ĭental Amalgam can free small quantities of mercury vapor over time, and patients can take in these vapors by inhaling or ingesting them. Mercury exposure at high levels can injure the brain, heart, kidneys, lungs, and immune system of people of all ages. Once in the water, certain microorganisms can alter it into methylmercury, a highly toxic form that accumulates in fish, shellfish and animals that eat fish.įish and shellfish are the main causes of methylmercury exposure to humans. Mercury in the air ultimately settles into water or on land where it can be washed into water. When coal is incinerated, mercury is freed into the atmosphere.īurning dangerous wastes, producing chlorine, breaking mercury products, and spilling mercury, and the inappropriate treatment and removal of products or wastes having mercury, can also release it into the environment. Pure mercury is a liquid metal, occasionally known as quicksilver that volatizes readily. Humans cannot produce or destroy mercury. It has conventionally been used to make products like thermometers, switches, and light bulbs. Mercury is an element present in many rocks including coal in the earth's crust. Mercury is a geologically occurring element that is present in air, water and soil. Plants and livestock also have mercury due to bio-concentration of mercury from seawater, freshwater, marine and sediments, soils, and atmosphere. The consumption of fish is by far the most important source of ingestion-linked mercury exposure in humans and animals. Mercury poisoning is a medical disorder induced by exposure to mercury or its compounds.
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