A 2-year-old boy lives in an older home with peeling paint. He has mild abdominal pain and developmental delay. No prior lead testing is documented.

Question

A 2-year-old boy lives in an older home with peeling paint. He has mild abdominal pain and developmental delay. No prior lead testing is documented. Which of the following is the most appropriate screening recommendation?

Accepted Answer

Check a blood lead level

Answer

Order stool ova and parasites as screening

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Defer testing until adolescence

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Use hair lead testing

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Start chelation without a level

Lead screening risk — USMLE Step 3 MCQ

A 2-year-old boy lives in an older home with peeling paint. He has mild abdominal pain and developmental delay. No prior lead testing is documented. Which of the following is the most appropriate screening recommendation?