Prediction of dosage of lithium carbonate: use of a standard predictive method.
The nomogram developed by Cooper and associates used to predict the dose of Lithium Carbonate (Li+) which is needed to attain therapeutic Li+ concentrations has, in general, proven to be accurate and clinically useful. However, there may be some patients in whom the pharmacokinetic disposition of Li+ varies sufficiently so that accurate dosage predictions cannot be made; a report of one such patient is given.
D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000188:drug therapy; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D006801:Humans; D008094:Lithium / Q000097:blood / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
D008094:Lithium