If you have read the title of today’s blog post, you already know the answer to today’s case. The answer is “Lithium Toxicity.” I could have instead presented a “Can you figure this case out?” type of format. But I did not want to do that because, really, what was causing this particular patient’s symptoms is not obvious, especially early on. This is an introspective learning case. I want you to read the case knowing the answer. The answer is “Lithium Toxicity.” As you read this case presentation, I want you to ask yourself when the possibility of lithium toxicity would have first entered your head and when you would have stopped this patient’s lithium? Continue reading
Beware of Lithium Toxicity!
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