title: Lithium in pregnancy--avoidance of toxicity. A case report.
abstract: The authors present a case in which lithium toxicity in a pregnant patient was avoided. If salt restriction and/or diuretics are necessary during lithium therapy in pregnancy, the authors recommend the careful monitoring of lithium side effects, dosage, and serum levels. Further, lithium therapy should be discontinued twenty-four hours prior to delivery and only restarted after post-delivery levels have been carefully reevaluated.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008094:Lithium / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000097:blood / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016651:Lithium Carbonate; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic; D011225:Pre-Eclampsia / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000523:psychology*
chemical_list: D016651:Lithium Carbonate; D008094:Lithium