Cadmium Poisoning: Overexposure to Cadmium
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Cadmium is a heavy metal that is naturally present in the environment. Cadmium is also found in industry (for example, the car industry or making batteries). This metal is potentially very toxic to the human body. When a person is overexposed to cadmium, poisoning symptoms arise. Many body systems have been affected by cadmium poisoning. The doctor treats the poisoning supportively and slowly as these metals are very dangerous and heavy and their rapid removal from the body leads to complications.
Causes of cadmium poisoning
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Cadmium accumulates in the body through food and water, but also through the inhaled air and the environment in which people live. Most patients have been exposed to an excessive amount of cadmium through inhalation. This happens at work, for example, but smoking is also a risk factor. Deliberate self-poisoning with oral (taken by mouth) cadmium is rare. Mineral deficiencies also play a role in cadmium poisoning. When there is a shortage of nutrients in calcium, iron
Cadmium poisoning treatment
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After a thorough examination of the airways, respiration and circulation, prompt treatment is required. The doctor must immediately perform a colonic irrigation to remove solutions containing cadmium. If the patient does not vomit, gastric lavage follows. The doctor uses a small nasal tube. Activated charcoal (antidote) cannot effectively absorb the metal. Hospitalization is necessary so that the doctor can determine the extent of the damage and provide supportive treatment. An antagonist is an element that helps get cadmium out of the body. The following minerals and vitamins are antagonists of cadmium: calcium, protein, iron, copper, manganese, vitamin C, vitamin D and zinc. Furthermore, chelation therapy is
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Complications
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Cadmium causes severe irritation of the respiratory and gastrointestinal tract, which is sometimes fatal after overexposure. Gastrointestinal erosion, lung problems, liver or kidney damage, and coma are potential complications depending on the route of poisoning and the amount of exposure. Chronic cadmium inhalation is also a possible cause of lung cancer. Other respiratory effects of chronic occupational exposure to cadmium include chronic rhinitis, destruction of the olfactory epithelium with subsequent anosmia (loss of odor), and development of bronchitis (inflammation of the trachea branches). [! 172954 => 1130 = 3!] Complications
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Cadmium causes severe irritation to the respiratory and gastrointestinal tract, which is sometimes fatal after overexposure. Gastrointestinal erosion, lung problems, liver or kidney damage, and coma are potential complications depending on the route of poisoning and the amount of exposure. Chronic cadmium inhalation is also a possible cause of lung cancer. Other respiratory effects of chronic occupational exposure to cadmium include chronic rhinitis, destruction of the olfactory epithelium with subsequent anosmia (loss of smell), and the development of bronchitis (inflammation of the trachea branches).