title: Delayed absorption of lithium in intoxication: a case history.
abstract: A 55-year old man with lithium intoxication showed increasing serum concentrations in spite of forced diuresis and dialysis. A high lithium content was found in gastric juice three days after the compound had been taken. The serum lithium level began to fall after gastric lavage.
mesh_terms: D005750:Gastric Juice / Q000378:metabolism; D005751:Gastric Lavage; D006801:Humans; D007408:Intestinal Absorption; D008094:Lithium / Q000097:blood* / Q000506:poisoning; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D008094:Lithium