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Acute renal failure and lithium intoxication.
A case of acute renal failure is reported in a patient with severe lithium intoxication. Renal biopsy showed damage in the proximal tubules with less marked changes in the glomeruli and interlobular arteries. Lithium was withdrawn, and after treatment with peritoneal dialysis the patient regained normal renal function. "' The accumulation of lithium is known to lead to acute renal failure in th...
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Correspondence To the Editor: Lithium is now the drug of choice of treating bipolar affective disorders. The optimal steady‑state concentration of lithium for maintenance treatment of bipolar disorders in generally considered to be 0.6–1.2 mmol/L, with slightly elevated steady state concentrations (0.8–1.4 mmol/L) indicated for the acute management of manic episodes. Because toxicity can occur ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Anaesthesia and Intensive Care
سال: 2002
ISSN: 0310-057X,1448-0271
DOI: 10.1177/0310057x0203000118