Episode 3: Lithium Toxicity

Written By The Administrator

Featuring: Dr. Anand Swaminathan & Dr. Danielle Langan

Dr. Anand Swaminathan & Dr. Danielle Langan shed some light on managing patients with lithium toxicity in the emergency department. Here are the top 5 takeaways: 

1. Lithium behaves like sodium. 

2. Lithium toxicity can present as acute, chronic, or acute-on-chronic toxicity. 

3. Never trust a lithium level.

4. Treatment includes fluids, fluids, and more fluids! 

5. Hemodialysis is an important piece of management, but the indications aren’t well understood. 

A special shout out to Fly By Midnight for providing the tunes!



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