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    Mercury Poisoning, A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions
    Mercury Poisoning, A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions
    Mercury Poisoning, A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions
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    Mercury Poisoning, A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions

    By Kenneth Kee

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    Mercury poisoning is a medical disorder induced by exposure to mercury or its compounds.
    The consumption of fish is by far the most important source of ingestion-linked mercury exposure in humans and animals.
    Plants and livestock also have mercury due to bio-concentration of mercury from seawater, freshwater, marine and sediments, soils, and atmosphere.
    Mercury is a geologically occurring element that is present in air, water and soil.
    It appears in several types:
    1. Elemental or metallic mercury,
    2. Inorganic mercury compounds, and
    3. Organic mercury compounds.
    Mercury is an element present in many rocks including coal in the earth's crust.
    It has conventionally been used to make products like thermometers, switches, and light bulbs.
    Humans cannot produce or destroy mercury.
    Pure mercury is a liquid metal, occasionally known as quicksilver that volatizes readily.
    When coal is incinerated, mercury is freed into the atmosphere.
    Burning dangerous wastes, producing chlorine, breaking mercury products, and spilling mercury, and the inappropriate treatment and removal of products or wastes having mercury, can also release it into the environment.
    Mercury in the air ultimately settles into water or on land where it can be washed into water.
    Once in the water, certain microorganisms can alter it into methylmercury, a highly toxic form that accumulates in fish, shellfish and animals that eat fish.
    Fish and shellfish are the main causes of methylmercury exposure to humans.
    Mercury exposure at high levels can injure the brain, heart, kidneys, lungs, and immune system of people of all ages.
    Nearly all people have at least trace amounts of methylmercury in their tissues, indicating methylmercury's prevalent presence in the environment and people's exposure through the eating of fish and shellfish.
    Dental Amalgam can free small quantities of mercury vapor over time, and patients can take in these vapors by inhaling or ingesting them.
    Symptoms of methylmercury poisoning may be:
    1. Reduction of peripheral vision;
    2. Disturbances in sensations ("pins and needles" feelings);
    3. Lack of coordination;
    4. Impairment of speech,
    5. Walking; and
    6. Muscle weakness
    Symptoms of metallic mercury poisoning are:
    1. Tremors,
    2. Emotional changes,
    3. Insomnia,
    4. Neuromuscular changes
    Mercury poisoning is diagnosed by Blood and urine tests for mercury
    Methylmercury poisoning injuries to the body cannot be reversed.
    Treatment will depend on how severe a person's condition is.
    The person should be moved away from the source of exposure to methylmercury.
    Treatment may involve:
    1. Activated charcoal by mouth or tube through the nose into the stomach, if mercury is swallowed
    2. Breathing support, including oxygen, tube through the mouth into the throat, and breathing machine
    3. Dialysis (kidney machine)
    4. Fluids through a vein (by IV)
    5. Medicine to treat symptoms
    TABLE OF CONTENT
    Introduction
    Chapter 1 Mercury Poisoning
    Chapter 2 Causes
    Chapter 3 Symptoms
    Chapter 4 Diagnosis
    Chapter 5 Treatment
    Chapter 6 Prognosis
    Chapter 7 Aluminum Toxicity
    Chapter 8 Lead Poisoning
    Epilogue

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherKenneth Kee
    Release dateDec 7, 2016
    ISBN9781370950591
    Mercury Poisoning, A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions
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    Kenneth Kee

    Medical doctor since 1972.Started Kee Clinic in 1974 at 15 Holland Dr #03-102, relocated to 36 Holland Dr #01-10 in 2009.Did my M.Sc (Health Management ) in 1991 and Ph.D (Healthcare Administration) in 1993.Dr Kenneth Kee is still working as a family doctor at the age of 74However he has reduced his consultation hours to 3 hours in the morning and 2 hours inthe afternoon.He first started writing free blogs on medical disorders seen in the clinic in 2007 on http://kennethkee.blogspot.com.His purpose in writing these simple guides was for the health education of his patients which is also his dissertation for his Ph.D (Healthcare Administration). He then wrote an autobiography account of his journey as a medical student to family doctor on his other blog http://afamilydoctorstale.blogspot.comThis autobiography account “A Family Doctor’s Tale” was combined with his early “A Simple Guide to Medical Disorders” into a new Wordpress Blog “A Family Doctor’s Tale” on http://ken-med.com.From which many free articles from the blog was taken and put together into 1000 eBooks.He apologized for typos and spelling mistakes in his earlier books.He will endeavor to improve the writing in futures.Some people have complained that the simple guides are too simple.For their information they are made simple in order to educate the patients.The later books go into more details of medical disorders.He has published 1000 eBooks on various subjects on health, 1 autobiography of his medical journey, another on the autobiography of a Cancer survivor, 2 children stories and one how to study for his nephew and grand-daughter.The purpose of these simple guides is to educate patient on health disorders and not meant as textbooks.He does not do any night duty since 2000 ever since Dr Tan had his second stroke.His clinic is now relocated to the Buona Vista Community Centre.The 2 units of his original clinic are being demolished to make way for a new Shopping Mall.He is now doing some blogging and internet surfing (bulletin boards since the 1980's) startingwith the Apple computer and going to PC.The entire PC is upgraded by himself from XT to the present Pentium duo core.The present Intel i7 CPU is out of reach at the moment because the CPU is still expensive.He is also into DIY changing his own toilet cistern and other electric appliance.His hunger for knowledge has not abated and he is a lifelong learner.The children have all grown up and there are 2 grandchildren who are even more technically advanced than the grandfather where mobile phones are concerned.This book is taken from some of the many articles in his blog (now with 740 posts) A Family Doctor’s Tale.Dr Kee is the author of:"A Family Doctor's Tale""Life Lessons Learned From The Study And Practice Of Medicine""Case Notes From A Family Doctor"

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      Mercury Poisoning, A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions - Kenneth Kee

      Mercury

      Poisoning,

      A

      Simple

      Guide

      To

      The Condition,

      Diagnosis,

      Treatment

      And

      Related Conditions

      By

      Dr Kenneth Kee

      M.B.,B.S. (Singapore)

      Ph.D (Healthcare Administration)

      Copyright Kenneth Kee 2016 Smashwords Edition

      Published by Kenneth Kee at Smashwords.com

      Dedication

      This book is dedicated

      To my wife Dorothy

      And my children

      Carolyn, Grace

      And Kelvin

      This book describes the Mercury Poisoning, Diagnosis and Treatment and Related Diseases which is seen in some of my patients in my Family Clinic.

      (What The patient Need to Treat Mercury Poisoning)

      This eBook is licensed for the personal enjoyment only. This eBook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If the patient would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each reader.

      If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy.

      Thank the patient for respecting the hard work of this author.

      Introduction

      I have been writing medical articles for my blog http://kennethkee.blogspot.com (A Simple Guide to Medical Condition) for the benefit of my patients since 2007.

      My purpose in writing these simple guides was for the health education of my patients.

      Health Education was also my dissertation for my Ph.D (Healthcare Administration).

      I then wrote an autobiolographical account of his journey as a medical student to family doctor on his other blog http://afamilydoctorstale.blogspot.com.

      This autobiolographical account A Family Doctor’s Tale was combined with my early A Simple Guide to Medical Conditions into a new Wordpress Blog A Family Doctor’s Tale on http://kenkee481.wordpress.com.

      From which many free articles from the blog was taken and put together into 700 amazon kindle books and some into Smashwords.com eBooks.

      Some people have complained that the simple guides are too simple.

      For their information they are made simple in order to educate the patients.

      The later books go into more details of medical conditions.

      The first chapter is always from my earlier blogs which unfortunately tends to have typos and spelling mistakes.

      Since 2013, I have tried to improve my spelling and writing.

      As I tried to bring the patient the latest information about a condition or illness by reading the latest journals both online and offline, I find that I am learning more and improving on my own medical knowledge in diagnosis and treatment for my patients.

      Just by writing all these simple guides I find that I have learned a lot from your reviews (good or bad), criticism and advice.

      I am sorry for the repetitions in these simple guides as the second chapters onwards have new information as compared to my first chapter taken from my blog.

      I also find repetition definitely help me and maybe some readers to remember the facts in the books more easily.

      I apologize if these repetitions are irritating to some readers.

      Chapter 1

      Mercury poisoning

      Mercury poisoning is a medical disorder induced by exposure to mercury or its compounds.

      The consumption of fish is by far the most important source of ingestion-linked mercury exposure in humans and animals.

      Plants and livestock also have mercury due to bio-concentration of mercury from seawater, freshwater, marine and sediments, soils, and atmosphere.

      Mercury is a geologically occurring element that is present in air, water and soil.

      It appears in several types:

      1. Elemental or metallic mercury,

      2. Inorganic mercury compounds, and

      3. Organic mercury compounds.

      Sources of mercury

      Mercury is an element present in many rocks including coal in the earth's crust.

      It has conventionally been used to make products like thermometers, switches, and light bulbs.

      Humans cannot produce or destroy mercury.

      Pure mercury is a liquid metal, occasionally known as quicksilver that volatizes readily.

      When coal is incinerated, mercury is freed into the atmosphere.

      Burning dangerous wastes, producing chlorine, breaking mercury products, and spilling mercury, and the inappropriate treatment and removal of products or wastes having mercury, can also release it into the environment.

      Mercury in the air ultimately settles into water or on land where it can be washed into water.

      Once in the water, certain microorganisms can alter it into methylmercury, a highly toxic form that accumulates in fish, shellfish and animals that eat fish.

      Fish and shellfish are the main causes of methylmercury exposure to humans.

      Methylmercury accumulates more in some types of fish and shellfish than others.

      Fish is a beneficial component of the diet, so FDA advises people to persist eating fish that are low in methylmercury.

      Another less frequent exposure to mercury that can be a concern is breathing mercury vapor.

      These exposures can happen when elemental mercury or products that have elemental mercury break and free mercury to the air, especially in poorly-ventilated or warm indoor spaces.

      Health effects of mercury

      Mercury exposure at high levels can injure the brain, heart, kidneys, lungs, and immune system of people of all ages.

      Nearly all people have at least trace amounts of methylmercury in their tissues, indicating methylmercury's prevalent presence in the environment and people's exposure through the eating of fish and

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