A young couple brings their 3-year-old daughter to a healthcare facility with reports that the child is hyperactive, complains of abdominal pain, and has intermittent vomiting. The couple also states that they were fixing up an older home and scraping paint off the banisters when they caught their daughter eating the paint chips. Which disease would the nurse expect based on this information?

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Plumbism, or lead poisoning, is likely in this scenario due to the ingestion of paint chips, which in older homes often contain lead. Symptoms of lead poisoning in children can include abdominal pain, vomiting, and behavioral changes such as hyperactivity.

A Young Couple Brings Their 3-Year-Old Daughter to a Healthcare