@article{Coelho_Abreu_Silva_Pereira_Mautempo_2022, place={Lisbon, Portugal}, title={Lead Exposure as Cause of a Clinical Scenario of Cardiac Arrhythmias}, volume={36}, url={https://actamedicaportuguesa.com/revista/index.php/amp/article/view/18791}, DOI={10.20344/amp.18791}, abstractNote={<p>The recycling of used batteries has raised public health concerns as this activity is associated with occupational and environmental exposure to lead. We describe the case of a 26-year-old woman who experienced palpitations associated with headaches, fatigue and insomnia. Blood tests showed anemia (Hb 11.9 g/dL) and a lead concentration of 59 μg/dL. This was reported about four months after starting work in a battery recycling company. She left the company and, reported a gradual decrease in symptoms about one month later. The analytical study revealed a normalization of hemoglobin levels (12.2 g/dL) and a decrease in blood lead levels to 23.4 μg/dL. The health effects of lead exposure are nonspecific, and its diagnosis requires a high degree of suspicion. In this context, the collaboration between the Attending Physician and the Health and Safety Departments of companies is important.</p>}, number={9}, journal={Acta Médica Portuguesa}, author={Coelho, Margarida and Abreu, Diogo and Silva, Laura and Pereira, Miguel and Mautempo, Fernando}, year={2022}, month={Oct.}, pages={595–597} }