A patient with bipolar disorder who has been on lithium for 3 months has a blood lithium level of 0.3 mEq/L when tested. You anticipate

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The therapeutic blood level of lithium for the treatment of bipolar disorder typically ranges from 0.6 to 1.2 mEq/L. A level of 0.3 mEq/L is below the therapeutic range, suggesting that the patient is unlikely to experience improvement of manic symptoms due to insufficient lithium concentration.

A Patient with Bipolar Disorder Who Has Been on Lithium