MERCURY TOXICITY

Course overview

MERCURY HAS BEEN USED FOR CENTURIES IN MULTIPLE CAPACITIES INCLUDING MEDICINAL AND WIDESPREAD INDUSTRIAL USE. BECAUSE OF THIS, IT IS A COMMON CHEMICAL EXPOSURE AND ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANT. THERE ARE SEVERAL FORMS OF MERCURY WHICH LEAD TO DIFFERENT MERCURY INTOXICATION SYNDROMES. THIS ACTIVITY DESCRIBES THE THE PRESENTATION OF PATIENTS WITH MERCURY POISONING AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN CARING FOR THESE PATIENTS.