Lithium, Vomiting And Diarrhoea
Your next patient has swallowed over 80 grams of lithium. What are you going to do about it?
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aka Toxicology Conundrum 044 A 27-year old female weighing 60kg presents to ED approximately one hour after swallowing 70 x 40mg propranolol tablets (= 2.8 grams) with suicidal intent. At the time of assessment she is drowsy (GCS 13) with…