2003
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1819.2004.01188.x
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Implication of serum concentration monitoring in patients with lithium intoxication

Abstract: The aim of the present study was to determine the relationships between serum lithium level, duration of lithium intoxication, severity of symptoms, and the outcome of the disease. Subjects with a serum lithium level of ≥ 1.2 mEq/L were included in the study. Seventy-eight patients with lithium intoxication were identified between 1 July 1999 and 31 December 2002. The demographic characteristics, clinical manifestations, and concomitant medications were recorded. Most patients with acute lithium intoxication h… Show more

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“…Concomitant medications such as diuretics, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs that alter glomerular filtration rates may cause lithium accumulation in the body (7). It has been documented that interactions between lithium and psychotropic medications such as thioridazine, chlorpromazine, clozapine and risperidone (7). There were no co-morbid diseases and used medications in our patients.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 78%
“…Concomitant medications such as diuretics, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs that alter glomerular filtration rates may cause lithium accumulation in the body (7). It has been documented that interactions between lithium and psychotropic medications such as thioridazine, chlorpromazine, clozapine and risperidone (7). There were no co-morbid diseases and used medications in our patients.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 78%
“…Desde los años 50 se recomienda como rutina, la monitorización de los pacientes en tratamiento con litio (24) y en casos de intoxicación por litio, la monitorización continua es un requisito esencial (25). Una dosis única de litio, tarda entre 12 y 27 horas en ser eliminada (26), pero esto varía con la edad.…”
Section: Farmacologíaunclassified
“…In modern psychiatry it is an important pharmacological substance for treatment and prophylaxis of acute manic and/or depressive conditions, as well as for treatment of schizoaffective disorders as it decreases emotional instability [1][2][3][4].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%