Why might this patient have stopped taking her valproic acid? What is the therapeutic range of plasma lithium for maintenance therapy, and at what point are lithium levels critical? Several days after admission and lithium dosing, the patient complains that she cannot play cards or write a letter. What should the nurse do? Explain the influence a patient’s fluid and electrolyte status and medications that affect fluid status has on lithium levels. What teaching would be done to prevent any adverse effects on lithium levels related to fluids/electrolytes?
[Answered]: Why might this patient have stopped taking her…
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