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Lithium Test: What are Normal & Therapeutic Levels?

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Normal Lithium Levels Therapeutic Level for Bipolar Disorder. If you have bipolar disorder, your doctor will target a very specific lithium blood level. This “normal level” of lithium (better known as the “therapeutic level“) should provide symptom …

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Your test report will show your lithium level in mmol/L. Established reference ranges for lithium are as follows: Therapeutic range: 0.6–1.2 mmol/L; Toxic level: …

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Lithium therapy demands daily monitoring of serum lithium levels until the proper dose schedule is determined. Serum elimination half-life ranges from 20 to 60 hours. …

Lithium monitoring - University of Washington

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Lithium levels: Target trough level is between 0.8 and 1.2 mmol/L. Some patients who can’t tolerate 0.8 due to side effects can be maintained on 0.6. Levels should not exceed 1.2 …

Lithium Toxicity: Levels, Signs and Symptoms, Causes, …

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Lithium Toxicity - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf

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A study evaluated a group of patients treated with lithium between 1997 and 2013 and the recurrence of lithium intoxication along with changes in renal …

Lithium Prescribing and Monitoring in …

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Lithium is available in Australia as: Immediate-release lithium carbonate capsules – 250 mg tablets. Peak concentration is reached 1 to 3 hours with …

Lab Test: Lithium Level

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of lithium levels in serum to facilitate therapeutic or toxicity monitoring Reference Range Therapeutic range: 0.6 mEq/L - 1.2 mEq/L (0.6 mmol/L - 1.2 mmol/L) Toxicity: > 1.5 …

Lithium - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf

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Lithium has a very narrow therapeutic index, and toxic levels are when the drug is above 2 mEq/L, which is very close to its therapeutic range. Lithium toxicity can …

Lithium Side Effects, Toxicity, and …

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The therapeutic level of lithium is usually between 0.8 and 1.0 mmol/L, though some people may need a level anywhere from 0.5 to 1.2 mmol/L to be …