The nurse receives a laboratory report indicating a patient's serum lithium level is 1 mEq/L. The patient's last dose of lithium was 8 hours ago. How should the nurse interpret this result?
A) This result is within therapeutic limits.
B) This result is below therapeutic limits.
C) This result is above therapeutic limits.
D) This result is invalid because of the time lapse since the last dose.
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