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2. Treatment of bipolar disorder - Wikipedia

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   Excessive levels of lithium can be harmful to the kidneys, and increase the risk of side effects in general. As a result, kidney function and blood levels of lithium are monitored in patients being treated with lithium. [2] Therapeutic plasma levels of lithium range from 0.5 to 1.5 mEq/L, with levels of 0.8 or higher being desirable in acute ...

3. Lithium (medication) - Wikipedia

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   Diuretics act by lowering water and sodium levels; this causes more reabsorption of lithium in the proximal tubules so that the removal of lithium from the body is less, leading to increased blood levels of lithium. [92] [93] ACE inhibitors have also been shown in a retrospective case-control study to increase lithium concentrations. This is ...

4. Mood stabilizer - Wikipedia

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   The resulting increase in neural plasticity may be central to lithium's therapeutic effects. How lithium works in the human body is not completely understood, but its benefits are most likely related to its effects on electrolytes such as potassium, sodium, calcium and magnesium. [23] All of the anticonvulsants routinely used to treat bipolar ...

5. Lithium toxicity - Wikipedia

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   The diagnosis is generally based on symptoms and supported by a lithium level blood level. [1] [2] Blood levels are most useful six to twelve hours after the last dose. [2] The normal blood serum lithium level in those on treatment is between 0.6-1.2 mEq/L. [1] Some blood tubes contain lithium heparin which may result in falsely elevated ...

6. Antihypertensive - Wikipedia

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   For mild blood pressure elevation, consensus guidelines call for medically supervised lifestyle changes and observation before recommending initiation of drug therapy. However, according to the American Hypertension Association, evidence of sustained damage to the body may be present even prior to observed elevation of blood pressure.

7. Pathophysiology of hypertension - Wikipedia

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   A diagram explaining factors affecting arterial pressure. Pathophysiology is a study which explains the function of the body as it relates to diseases and conditions. The pathophysiology of hypertension is an area which attempts to explain mechanistically the causes of hypertension, which is a chronic disease characterized by elevation of blood pressure.

8. Montel Williams Recalls 'Taking 12 to 13' Pills a Day: 'As ...

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   Montel Williams remembers how easy it once was to build a stockpile of opioids when he was on the road. “As celebrities, we can get whatever we want,” Williams, 68, tells Maria Menounos on the ...

9. Lithium citrate - Wikipedia

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   The soft drink 7Up was originally named "Bib-Label Lithiated Lemon-Lime Soda" when it was formulated in 1929 because it contained lithium citrate. The beverage was a patent medicine marketed as a cure for hangover. Lithium citrate was removed from 7Up in 1948 [5] after the Food and Drug Administration banned its use in soda. [6]