Lithium Flashcards
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Q
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A
2
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Lithium is associated with this congenital defect
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Cardiac anomalies and is contraindicated in pregnancy or lactation
3
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Major route of elimination for Lithium
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Kidneys
4
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DOC for bipolar affective disorder
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Lithium
5
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Patients being treated with lithium, who are dehydrated, or taking diuretics concurrently, could develop
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Lithium toxicity, lithium-induced nephrogenic diabetes insipidus
6
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Drug increases the renal clearance hence decreases levels of lithium
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Theophylline
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SE of lithium
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Tremor, sedation, ataxia, aphasia, thyroid enlargement, and reversible diabetes insipidus
