Lithium has a tendency to accumulate in the body and reaches toxic levels (lithium toxicity) because:
A) lithium elimination takes place almost exclusively through excretion in the urine.
B) lithium is metabolized by hepatic enzymes.
C) lithium is not absorbed easily from the gastrointestinal tract.
D) all of the above
E) none of the above
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