Question

A 40-year-old man with Bipolar Affective Disorder is maintained on Lithium carbonate. He attends for routine monitoring. Which blood test result would necessitate urgent review and potential dose reduction or cessation of Lithium?

Accepted Answer

eGFR 50 mL/min/1.73m² (Baseline 80)

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TSH 6.5 mU/L (0.4-4.0)

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Calcium 2.55 mmol/L (2.2-2.6)

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Lithium level 0.7 mmol/L (Target 0.6-0.8)

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Haemoglobin 135 g/L

Practice question

A 40-year-old man with Bipolar Affective Disorder is maintained on Lithium carbonate. He attends for routine monitoring. Which blood test result would necessitate urgent review and potential dose reduction or cessation of Lithium?