Gehle, Kim

How to Use This Course -- Initial Check -- What Is Uranium? -- Where Is Uranium Found? -- What Are the Routes of Exposure for Uranium? -- Who Is at Risk of Exposure to Uranium? -- What Are the Standards and Regulations for Uranium Exposure? -- What Is the Biologic Fate of Uranium in the Body? -- How Does Uranium Induce Pathogenic Changes? -- What Are the Physiologic Effects of Uranium Exposure? -- Clinical Assessment -- How Should Patients Exposed to Uranium Be Treated and Managed? -- Sources of Additional Information -- Assessment and Posttest Instructions -- Literature Cited.

Course: WB 1524

Original Date: May 1, 2009

Expiration Date: May 1, 2012

The goal of the Case Studies in Environmental Medicine (CSEM) is to increase the primary care provider’s knowledge of hazardous substances in the environment and to help in evaluation and treating of potentially exposed patients. This CSEM focuses on uranium toxicity.

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