Plasma lithium levels correlate poorly with toxicity in overdose

Date First Published:
January 6, 2015
Last Updated:
January 6, 2015
Report by:
Thomas Mac Mahon, Clinical Fellow (St. Vincent's University Hospital)
Three-Part Question:
In [a patient presenting with a suspected lithium overdose] does [measurement of plasma lithium levels] [correlate with symptom severity or toxicity]