TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Pentetic Acid or Pentetate (Zinc or Calcium) Trisodium (DTPA) A1 - Rella, Joseph G. A2 - Nelson, Lewis S. A2 - Howland, Mary Ann A2 - Lewin, Neal A. A2 - Smith, Silas W. A2 - Goldfrank, Lewis R. A2 - Hoffman, Robert S. PY - 2019 T2 - Goldfrank's Toxicologic Emergencies, 11e AB - Pentetate zinc trisodium and pentetate calcium trisodium (zinc or calcium diethylenetriaminepentaacetate; Zn-DTPA and Ca-DTPA, respectively) are chelators for certain heavy metals and radionuclides. They are recommended for the treatment of internal contamination with plutonium (Pu), americium (Am), and curium (Cm) that occurs after unintentional exposure to these metals or after exposure resulting from a radiation dispersal device or “dirty bomb.” SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1163004056 ER -