A healthcare professional is assessing a child whose parents report poor grades in school, trouble paying attention, and "naughty" behaviors that have become so frequent the child is always in trouble. For which health condition should the professional facilitate testing?

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Decreased academic achievement, IQ, and specific cognitive measures; increased incidence of attention-related behaviors and problem behaviors are related to lead exposure. Hypoxic injury is usually caused by ischemia, which is not apparent in this child. Exposure to mercury poisoning in utero can lead to deafness, blindness, intellectual disability, cerebral palsy, and central nervous system (CNS) defects. The main effects of cadmium poisoning are renal tubular disease and obstructive lung disease.

A Healthcare Professional Is Assessing a Child Whose Parents Report