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Lithium –mood stabilizerfor bipolar disorder
Compiled by Linda StonemanApril 2009
Lithium overview, lithium monitoring andprotocol to help prevent toxicity
 
Lithium history
•Lithium discovered by Swedish Chemist – Johan Arfredsonin 1817.•Lithium is element no. 3 in the periodictable –a soft silvery metal.•Lithium is used as lithium salts includinglithium carbonate, lithium citrate andlithium orotate.
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Lithium uses and origins
•Used as a mood stabilizer in the treatmentof bipolar disorder.•Lithium must be used carefully as thedosages used for the treatment in humansis only slightly lower than toxic amounts.•Blood levels should be carefullymonitored. Therapeutic levels rangebetween 0.4 to 0.8 mmol/l. Toxic rangeusually 1.5 mmol/l, but may begin at 1.0.
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drjvaras

Comgratulations, it's pretty useful and easily understanding for patients

reply03 / 11 / 2010
Linda

Thanks for your comment on the lithium slide show. It was put together really from personal experience of someone who takes lithium and experienced toxicity, and the importance of how lithium should be monitored and managed. Changes are no taking place in UK for lithium patients, and will be issued with monitoring packs, giving similar information, and to share blood results. Thanks

03 / 12 / 2010
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