Lithium toxicity
5 important questions on Lithium toxicity
- Which level of Lithium serum is toxic
Clinical effects of lithium toxicity ( 1,5)?
CNS effects: muscle weakness, drowsiness, confusion, ataxia , tremor en muscle twitching
Wat happend when serum Lithium is above 2 mol/L?
seizures --> can progress in coma, ultimately death
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When plasma level more than 3 mmol/L?
What is the most risk factor for Lithium toxicity?
* the way the body handles sodium ( for example: low salt diets, dehydration,
*drug interactions,
* Addison's disease;
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