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A Patient Diagnosed with Mild Lithium Toxicity with a Serum

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A patient diagnosed with mild lithium toxicity with a serum level of 1.6 mEq/L.Which assessment findings are most likely and will require nursing attention? (Select all that apply.)


Definitions:

Confabulations

Involves the creation of false memories without the intention to deceive, often occurring in patients with certain brain injuries or diseases.

Anterograde Amnesia

A condition where a person is unable to form new memories following a traumatic event, though long-term memories from before the event may remain intact.

Retrograde Amnesia

A loss of memory-access to events that occurred, or information that was learned, before an injury or the onset of a disease.

Korsakoff's Syndrome

A chronic memory disorder caused by severe deficiency of thiamine (vitamin B1), often associated with alcoholism, characterized by short-term memory loss and confabulation.

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