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lead colic
noun
Plumbism
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The first recorded observation of an occupational disease may be a case of severe lead colic suffered by a worker who extracted metals.
Digestion is deranged, the appetite fails, and there may be severe abdominal pain, with spasms of the abdominal muscles ("lead colic") and constipation.
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Disturbances of the microbial ecosystem can lead to colic.
Further investigations are needed to evaluate the extent to which hindgut microbial ecosystem disturbances can lead to colic and to understand how yeast could be supplemented to minimize their effect.
Consequences of peritoneal contact with the surface of the mesh include intra-abdominal adhesion of the bowel to the mesh implant, which can lead to chronic colic.
Making drastic changes to your horse's feed or feeding schedule can lead to equine colic and founder.
And, on dirt floors, feeding off of the floor might mean your horse is ingesting soil, which can lead to sand colic.
Knowing the cause of colic may lead to improved treatments for the condition, said Dr. Jefry Biehler, a pediatrician at Miami Children's Hospital, who was not involved in the study.
In our presented case the anatomical characteristics of non contiguity between the anterior bladder wall and the appendix, caecum and peritoneum, and the different neoplastic lymph-node development between bladder and colic cancer led us to hypothesize that the metastatic pathway was haematogenous.
For instance the study of Adela et al. (2012) confirmed that garage and automotive workers were in danger of impending lead toxicity and facing abdominal colic, constipation, fatigue and central nervous system dysfunction.
This can lead to either choke or colic under some circumstances.
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