3723-4

Lithium [Mass/volume] in Serum or Plasma --trough

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Part Descriptions

LP16175-9   Lithium
Lithium, symbol Li and atomic number 3, is one of only four elements thought to have been created in the first few seconds following the "Big Bang" nucleosynthesis. It is in group 1 of the periodic table, among the alkali metals and is the lightest solid element. Lithium is a soft, silver white metal that does not exist on earth in its pure form. Lithium reacts with oxygen to form black lithium oxide (Li2 O). It therefore has to be stored under the cover of oil to stop its oxidation. Lithium metal is used primarily in heat-transfer applicationns such as batteries (mainly cell phone and camera batteries), household appliances (toasters and microwaves) and in high performance alloys (aircraft construction). Copyright Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ for details. Source: Wikipedia, Lithium (Wikipedia)

LP16175-9   Lithium
Lithium is useful in the treatment of bipolar disorder. Lithium salts may also be helpful for related diagnoses, such as schizoaffective disorder and cyclic major depression. The active part of these salts is the lithium ion Li+. They may increase the risk of developing Ebstein's cardiac anomaly in infants born to women who take lithium during the first trimester of pregnancy. Lithium has also been researched as a possible treatment for cluster headaches. Copyright Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ for details. Source: Wikipedia, Medicine

LP20176-1   trough
In medicine, a trough level is the lowest level that a medicine is present in the body. In a medicine that is administered periodically, the trough level should be measured just before the administration of the next dose in order to avoid overdosing. It should be contrasted with a "peak level", which is the highest level of the medicine in the body, and the "average level", which is the mean level over time. It helps in therapeutic drug monitoring. It is widely used in clinical trials for newer medicines for its therapeutic effectiveness and safety. Copyright Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ for details. Source: Wikipedia, Trough levels for therapeutic drug monitoring

Fully-Specified Name

Component

Lithium^trough

Property

MCnc

Time

Pt

System

Ser/Plas

Scale

Qn

Method

Additional Names

Short Name

Lithium Trough SerPl-mCnc

Display Name

Lithium trough [Mass/Vol]

Consumer Name Alpha Get Info

Lithium trough, Blood

Basic Attributes

Class

DRUG/TOX

Type

Laboratory

First Released

Version 1.0

Last Updated

Version 2.77

Order vs. Observation

Both

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Related Names

• DRUG/TOXICOLOGY
• Drugs
• Eskalith
• Level
• Li
• Lithane
• Mass concentration
• Pl
• Plasma
• Plsm
• Point in time
• Pre
• Predose
• Pre-dose
• QNT
• Quan
• Quant
• Quantitative
• Random
• SerP
• SerPl
• SerPlas
• Serum
• Serum or plasma
• SR

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