A Patient Diagnosed with Mild Lithium Toxicity with a Serum

question 19

Multiple Choice

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.)

• A) Coarse hand tremor
• B) Elevated white blood cell count
• C) Dizziness
• D) Facial tics
• E) Coordination problems

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Definitions:

Suicidality

The risk or tendency toward having suicidal thoughts, making suicidal plans, or attempting suicide.

Toxic Dose

The amount of a substance that causes harmful effects to an organism, potentially leading to poisoning or death.

Cyclothymic Disorder

Milder but more chronic form of bipolar disorder that consists of alternation between hypomanic episodes and mild depressive episodes over a period of at least 2 years.

Bipolar Disorder

A mental illness that causes extreme mood swings, including emotional highs (mania or hypomania) and lows (depression).