What an endocrinologist should know for patients receiving lithium therapy 30.11.1402
Lithium In the medical field:
- has been recognized as a drug for bipolar and depression or schizoid disorders by the Food and Drug Administration in 1970.
Lithium toxicity:
- Lithium therapeutic use is limited by its narrow therapeutic range
- 0.6 and 1.2 m Eq/l)
- Measurement of serum level should be carried out at least 6 to 12 h after the last therapeutic dose.
.different degrees of toxicity that might be acute or chronic
- with mild, moderate, or severe symptoms.
