A child is brought to the ER.Initial examination documents the following assessment findings: tissue ischemia,anemia,and an apparent decrease in normal growth rate.Which of the following poisons should the nurse determine to be the most likely cause?
A) Ethyl alcohol
B) Lead
C) Mercury
D) Carbon monoxide

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High blood levels of lead occur in lead poisoning.If lead poisoning is untreated,lead encephalopathy results and is responsible for serious and irreversible neurological damage.
The child is experiencing symptoms of lead poisoning,not ethyl alcohol.
The child is experiencing symptoms of lead poisoning,not mercury.
The child is experiencing symptoms of lead poisoning,not carbon monoxide.

A Child Is Brought to the ER