A Client Has Been Taking Lithium for Several Years with Good

question 21

Multiple Choice

A client has been taking lithium for several years with good symptom control.The client presents in the emergency department with blurred vision,tinnitus,and severe diarrhea.The nurse should correlate these symptoms with which lithium level?

• A) 1.3 mEq/L
• B) 1.7 mEq/L
• C) 2.3 mEq/L
• D) 3.7 mEq/L