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Essentials of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing 6th Edition by Mary Townsend

Edition 6ISBN: 978-0803638761
book Essentials of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing 6th Edition by Mary Townsend cover

Essentials of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing 6th Edition by Mary Townsend

Edition 6ISBN: 978-0803638761
Exercise 3
The physician orders lithium carbonate 600 mg tid for a newly diagnosed client with Bipolar I Disorder. There is a narrow margin between the therapeutic and toxic levels of lithium. Therapeutic range for acute mania is
A) 1.0 to 1.5 mEq/L.
B) 10 to 15 mEq/L.
C) 0.5 to 1.0 mEq/L.
D) 5 to 10 mEq/L.
Explanation
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