Saturday 31 March 2018


Common symptoms of lithium toxicity (can occur at levels greater than 1.1 mmol/l)
are nausea and vomiting, diarrhoea, disorientation, tremors and ataxia.

Lithium can cause hypercalcaemia and hypothyroidism along with a goitre, fine tremor, weight gain, diabetes insipidus and cardiac arrhythmias.

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