A Client Diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder,who Has Taken Lithium Carbonate

question 25

Multiple Choice

A client diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder,who has taken lithium carbonate (Lithane) for 1 year,presents in an emergency department with severe diarrhea,blurred vision,and tinnitus.The nurse should interpret these symptoms to be indicative of which of the following?

• A)Consumption of foods high in tyramine
• B)Lithium carbonate discontinuation syndrome
• C)Development of lithium carbonate tolerance
• D)Lithium carbonate toxicity

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