Lithium Is Prescribed for a New Patient

question 4

Multiple Choice

Lithium is prescribed for a new patient.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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Definitions:

Acid Chloride

A class of organic compounds derived from acids by replacing a hydroxyl group (-OH) with a chlorine atom, making them highly reactive.

Aldehydes

Organic compounds characterized by the functional group -CHO, consisting of a carbonyl center connected to an R group and a hydrogen atom.

Amides

Organic compounds containing a carbonyl group (\(C=O\)) linked to a nitrogen atom (\(N\)), important in forming the structure of proteins.

Hydrolyze

The chemical process of breaking a chemical bond in a molecule using water.