Delayed cardiotoxicity in chronic lithium poisoning: Discrepancy between serum lithium concentrations and clinical status

Basic and Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology

Volumn 100, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 353-355

  Waring, William Stephen ^a  

^a ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENDROFLUMETHIAZIDE; CYANOCOBALAMIN; LITHIUM CARBONATE; THYROXINE;

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CARDIOTOXICITY; CARDIOVASCULAR EFFECT; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC TOXICITY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CRYSTALLOID; DEHYDRATION; DIABETES INSIPIDUS; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLE PACING; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; PERNICIOUS ANEMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; SINUS BRADYCARDIA; TREATMENT INDICATION;

AGED; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; BENDROFLUMETHIAZIDE; BRADYCARDIA; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIURETICS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; LITHIUM CARBONATE; OVERDOSE; POISONING;

EID: 34247348575     PISSN: 17427835     EISSN: 17427843     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-7843.2007.00054.x     Document Type: Article

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