cadmium poisoning


cadmium poisoning

A condition associated with industrial exposure; cadmium poisoning occurred in Japan due to contamination of drinking water by mining runoffs, resulting in itai-itai (“ouch-ouch”) disease, possibly hypertension.
 
Clinical findings
Renal tubule disfunction (aminoaciduria), glucosuria, hyperphosphatemia, hepatic fibrosis, emphysema and COPD, osteomalacia accompanied by bone pain.
Daily intake
40 µg/day, primarily from food.
Total body burden
± 30 mg.
 
Absorption
Gastrointestinal tract 5%; lungs 80%.
Specimen
Serum in tan top tube.
Method
Spectrophotometry.

cadmium poisoning

Toxicology A condition associated with industrial exposure to cadmium Clinical renal tubule disfunction–aminoaciduria, glucosuria, hyperphosphatemia, hepatic fibrosis, emphysema and COPD, osteomalacia accompanied by bone pain. See Cadmium, Itai-itai disease, Toxic metal.