Lithium

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• Synonyms

  • Li

• Effects

  • Hypercalcaemia
  • Psoriasis
  • Nephrogenic diabetes insipidus
  • Fasciculation
  • Hypothyroidism
  • Raised thyroid stimulating hormone
  • Hypernatraemia
  • Secondary nephrotic glomerular disease
  • Seborrhoeic dermatitis
  • Drug nephrotoxicity
  • Opisthotonus
  • Hyperthermia
  • Secondary hyperparathyroidism

• Parents

  • Drug secreted in breast milk
  • Mood stabiliser
  • Teratogenic drug