Patient's question:
Baby has high lead levels in today's trace element test. What should I do? The doctor's advice is to take lead-extracting medicine for two months. Now I don't know what to do. I don't want the child to take medicine.Doctor's answer:
The normal range for blood lead levels is 0-100 μg/L. The country has clear regulations that non-diagnostic treatment requires it, and various levels of medical institutions cannot actively carry out trace element tests for children. It is not advisable to use trace element tests as health check-ups or population census projects. Many so-called half-price screenings are simply implemented to sell medicine and are unreliable; it is advisable to use drugs cautiously. I don't know how the reference value for this result came about. It is recommended to have a retest at a regular hospital. Generally, medication for lead chelation is considered only for moderate to severe abnormalities.