The use of lithium levels in the emergency department

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 887-891

  Sadosty, Annie Tewel ^a   Groleau, Georgina A ^a   Atcherson, Mark M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BALTIMORE VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Dialysis; Lithium; Overdose; Toxicity; Treatment

Indexed keywords

LITHIUM;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; DIALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG OVERDOSE; EMERGENCY WARD; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; LABORATORY TEST; MANIC DEPRESSIVE PSYCHOSIS; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EMERGENCIES; HUMANS; LITHIUM; POISONING;

EID: 0033200079     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0736-4679(99)00101-8     Document Type: Article

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