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Part 1-symptoms
Michael paid a visit to their nearest beach with a group of his friends, the party took a whole day, and when supper came, a variety of foodstuff was served. Being his first time at a hotel beach with new food varieties, he decided to taste a new fish. Later, during the night, he was taken to hospital and was diagnosed with the following symptoms; tingling in hands and face, he was experiencing a peripheral vision, hardly felt a touch, pinch, or a string on his feet, hands, and mouth, and a bit of muscle stretch.
The doctor on duty said Michael might have had a poisoned meal.
“What does this has to do with poisoning?” Liz, one of his closes friends they almost took the same meal with asked. “We ate the same meal, and I do not have the same symptoms, not even one. “Well, your friend seems to have poisoning by methylmercury,” the doctor said. “There is no way my friend would have poisoned himself with such a substance. In fact, where could he obtain the mercury?”
“Methylmercury isn’t carried or bought by anybody,” the doctor continued, “but can be found on the daily food that we consume. The majority of this food staff we take contain harmful substances that are not good for our health. For this case, methylmercury is an organic compound that is largely found on sea fish such as sharks, ling, swordfish, and even marlin.” at this point, Liz interrupted, “I remember, he tried a different type of fish before we departed for sleep, shark, it was on our menu table, and he was the only one who had a taste on it. the doctor in charge continued, “as I was explaining, absorption rates of very high after ingestion, but its uptake to the brain and other body parts are low.”
Not long an attending nurse came with samples taken from hair, urine, and blood samples. After a closer examination, the doctor concluded. “Your friend must have been exposed to this compound for some time before this event. “he has been eating a lot of sea fish since; last year, “Liz added. As per the doctor’s description, all the known symptoms of methylmercury poisoning from ingesting fish do not worsen unless you have been exposed to it for a longer time or have had heavy ingestion from one single source. Any complications of such cases are only visible depending on how strong a person’s condition is and the related outcome symptoms. https://www.ucsfhealth.org/medical-tests/007763
Part 2 treatment
The doctor immediately ordered chelation therapy composed of administering chelating agents such as ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (ETDA), dimercaptosuccinic acid, and dimercaprol injected into the patient’s bloodstream to help eliminate the metal from the body. This process has been used for several medical treatments for clinical toxicology, even though it is only administered under cautious conditions. Michael was taken to a separate room with a close examination of doctors. A bottle drip tube was injected into his veins with a flow rate of 0.00003ml per minute. Liz got curious and asked, “if this process takes this lowest rate flow per minute, why can’t it be given for outpatient basis.” “You can be a good nurse Liz.” the doctor said, “this process is majorly recommended for outpatient but your friend’s case came at an odd hour, and given his conditions, we could not take him back to his hotel room for the injection that’s why I resolved to do it here in an enclosed room.”https://www.webmd.com/balance/guide/what-is-chelation-therapy#1
Part 3:Explanations
Liz continued her questioning, “doctor how does all this process work, it’s benefits and are there side effects.”
“Well, to start with, chelating therapy involves chemical treatments in cases of heavy metal poisoning. These heavy metals are mercury, lead, copper, iron, aluminum, and calcium. This injected chemical binds with the metal in the blood stream. The injection only takes about 30 minutes and is given weakly. Like wisely apart from severe effects of poisoning, it is recommended that and individual to heavily take other natural chelating agents that would help eliminate the presence of any heavy metal within the body. These agents includes; acetic acid, citric acid, ascorbic acid, and lactic acid. All the studies behind this success was discovered by a scientist Nobel Laureate Alfred Werner in 1893 that only made suggestion of chemical structures that were latter approved to be medication. Mercury is all over our environment as a result of acid rains that makes larger fish species gets poisons, florescent bulbs, batteries, and even dental fillings. Chelating has divers side effects and is therefore not recommended for over the counter purchase” http://maulfairmedicalcenter.com/maulfair-medical-center-blog/2016/11/5/the-science-of-chelation-therapy