All UK labs should now be reporting molar units. Any report should have a
reference range attached. It looks as though the units in this result are
umol/L, indicating exposure to lead, but well within the occupational
exposure limits. The CDC have recently reduced the definition of excessive
exposure in children to 0.24 umol/L (50 ug/L).
Barry
Barry Sampson
Consultant Clinical Scientist and Honorary Lecturer
Director, SAS Trace Element Laboratory
Clinical Biochemistry
Charing Cross Hospital (Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust) & Imperial
College School of Medicine London W6 8RF UK
Phone +44-020-33133644
Fax +44-020-33117007
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On 04/04/2014 09:43, "Doris-Ann Williams" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>An example of poor communications!
>
>A friend of mine runs a stained glass window business part time which
>means he is exposed to significant amounts of lead and felt he should
>have his blood lead level checked - a test his GP charged for. The result
>came back to the GP of 0.66 - no units and no indication of what this
>meant in regards to toxicity.
>
>I am assuming this is micrograms / ml and that the level of concern is
>around 1.6 ug/ml but told him he should go back and insist the GP rings
>the lab for interpretation.
>
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