A Newly Diagnosed Patient Is Prescribed Lithium

question 28

Multiple Choice

A newly diagnosed patient is prescribed lithium. Which information from the patient's history indicates that monitoring of serum concentrations of the drug will be challenging and critical?

• A) Arthritis
• B) Epilepsy
• C) Psoriasis
• D) Heart failure

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