A Patient with Bipolar Disorder Who Has Been on Lithium

question 12

Multiple Choice

A patient with bipolar disorder who has been on lithium for 3 months has a blood lithium level of 0.3 mEq/L when tested. You anticipate

• A) Improvement of manic symptoms
• B) No improvement of manic symptoms
• C) Improvement of depressive symptoms
• D) Symptoms of moderate lithium toxicity

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