Lithium toxicity

Understanding Lithium Toxicity and Essential Nursing Interventions Lithium, a mood-stabilizing medication commonly used to manage bipolar disorder, can...

The Free Open Access Medical Education (FOAM) Listen Here or iTunes We cover a post from Dr. Josh Farkas on PULMcrit on lithium toxicity. The key message from the post is: a single serum lithium level doesn't necessitate dialysis, despite a recommendation from the EXTRIP working group to initiate dialysis in patients with a lithium

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BILL Oddie has revealed he nearly died over the summer after suffering from an “almost fatal” condition. The 79-year-old conservationist and birdwatcher used Twitter to tell followers he had been “very ill” with “lithium toxicity”. He wrote: “Just so you know, I have been very ill most of this summer. Lithium toxicity. Almost fatal! “I […]

Patients are often surprised when I recommend lithium supplements as an integrative psychiatrist, given lithium’s reputation as a medication with serious side-effects and risk of toxicity.

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