RT Book, Section
A1 Long, Heather
A1 Nelson, Lewis S.
A2 Tintinalli, Judith E.
A2 Stapczynski, J. Stephan
A2 Ma, O. John
A2 Yealy, Donald M.
A2 Meckler, Garth D.
A2 Cline, David M.
SR Print(0)
ID 1121500517
T1 Metals and Metalloids
T2 Tintinalli’s Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide, 8e
YR 2016
FD 2016
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071794763
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1121500517
RD 2024/04/19
AB Acute  metal  and  metalloid  toxicity  is  uncommon  but  can  cause  significant  morbidity  and  mortality  if  unrecognized  and  inappropriately  treated.  Metals  are  chemical  elements  that  possess  three  general  properties:  (1)  they  are  a  good  conductor  of  heat  and  electricity,  (2)  they  are  able  to  form  cations,  and  (3)  they  can  combine  with  nonmetals  through  ionic  bonds.  The  term  heavy  metal  has  a  historical  tradition  in  clinical  medicine,  but  has  been  criticized  by  chemists  as  lacking  in  a  precise  definition  or  scientific  merit.  An  alternative  term,  toxic  metal,  which  also  lacks  firm  definition,  is  sometimes  used  instead.  In  clinical  toxicology,  the  following  metals,  noted  in  ascending  atomic  weight,  are  usually  considered  under  the  concept  of  "heavy"  or  "toxic"  metal  poisoning:  beryllium,  vanadium,  cadmium,  barium,  osmium,  mercury,  thallium,  and  lead,  with  lead  and  mercury  being  the  metals  most  clinically  significant  concerning  human  poisoning.