Multimodal Elimination for Intoxication with a Lethal Dose of Organic Mercury

Table 1

Levels of drugs or compounds tested in different compartments. Abnormal values are highlighted with bold letters.

Toxicology
Compound or drug	Specimen	Patient level	Normal value
Initial measurements
Amphetamine & derivates	urine	not detectable
Barbiturates	urine	not detectable
Benzodiazepines	urine	not detectable
Buprenorphine	urine	not detectable
Cocaine metabolites	urine	not detectable
Morphine & Derivates	urine	not detectable
Phenothiazine	urine	not detectable
Tetrahydrocannabinol derivates	urine	not detectable
Cadmium	EDTA whole blood	< 0.2 μg/l	< 1.0 μg/l
Copper	serum	15.6 μmol/l	11.0 - 22.0 μmol/l
Lead	EDTA whole blood	12 μg/l	< 120 μg/l
Zinc	serum	92 μg/dl	70 - 150 μg/dl
Mercury	EDTA whole blood	4255 g/l	< 2.0 μg/l
Arsine	urine	1.4 μg/l	< 25.0 μg/l
Pentachlorophenol	urine	< 0.30 μg/l	< 5.0 μg/l
Thallium	EDTA whole blood	< 0.2 μg/l	< 0.6 μg/l
Thallium	urine	< 0.2 μg/l	< 0.7 μg/l
Compartment measurements
Mercury	EDTA whole blood	2929 g/l	< 2.0 μg/l
Methyl mercury	EDTA whole blood	1538.0 g/l	< 1.0 μg/l
Mercury	serum	899 g/l	< 2.0 μg/l
Mercury	urine	360 g/l	< 1.0 μg/l
Mercury	hair	713 g/g	< 2.0 μg/g

after start of treatment with DMPS.