Treatment of Lead Poisoning Involves the Use of a Chelating

question 2

Multiple Choice

Treatment of lead poisoning involves the use of a chelating agent.The effectiveness of this treatment is monitored in the laboratory by measuring lead levels in which of the following specimens?

• A)serum
• B)plasma
• C)red blood cell hemolysate
• D)urine

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Definitions:

Hemat

A prefix in medical terminology that relates to blood.

Mal-

A prefix added to the start of a word to indicate a negative quality or the act of doing something poorly or badly.

Amyl

A prefix referring to a compound formed from pentane by the replacement of a hydrogen atom with a functional group.

Cirrh-

A prefix in medical terminology indicating a relation to yellow, used in conditions related to liver dysfunction.