CCRN Critical Care Nursing

Category - Pediatrics

A school age girl was rushed to the Emergency room with symptoms of acute, crampy abdominal pain, fever, and impaired sensory perception. The nurse found a black line between his teeth and gums. The client needs further evaluation because findings are characteristics of:
  1. Aspirin toxicity
  2. Tetracycline exposure
  3. Plumbism
  4. Perthe’s disease
Explanation
Answer: C - Findings are common to lead poisoning or Plumbism attributable to the deposition of lead at the gum lines and in between teeth.
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