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[Accidental lithium poisoning in a patient with chronic hemodialysis]. 1975

J Zingraff, and P Jungers, and T Drüeke, and N K Man, and J Crosnier

The authors report a case of acute lithium poisoning, of double interest by virtue of its accidental origin and the fact that the patient suffered from chronic uraemia treated by intermittent haemodialysis, without residual diuresis. Neurological involvement consisted of a succession of dysarthria, behaviour disturbance, extra-pyramidal hypertonia and finally coma with respiratory difficulties. A favourable outcome was obtained by daily haemodialysis which made possible the elimination of almost all the lithium introduced into the body.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007676	Kidney Failure, Chronic	The end-stage of CHRONIC RENAL INSUFFICIENCY. It is characterized by the severe irreversible kidney damage (as measured by the level of PROTEINURIA) and the reduction in GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE to less than 15 ml per min (Kidney Foundation: Kidney Disease Outcome Quality Initiative, 2002). These patients generally require HEMODIALYSIS or KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION.	ESRD,End-Stage Renal Disease,Renal Disease, End-Stage,Renal Failure, Chronic,Renal Failure, End-Stage,Chronic Kidney Failure,End-Stage Kidney Disease,Chronic Renal Failure,Disease, End-Stage Kidney,Disease, End-Stage Renal,End Stage Kidney Disease,End Stage Renal Disease,End-Stage Renal Failure,Kidney Disease, End-Stage,Renal Disease, End Stage,Renal Failure, End Stage
D008094	Lithium	An element in the alkali metals family. It has the atomic symbol Li, atomic number 3, and atomic weight [6.938; 6.997]. Salts of lithium are used in treating BIPOLAR DISORDER.	Lithium-7,Lithium 7
D008297	Male		Males
D008508	Medication Errors	Errors in prescribing, dispensing, or administering medication with the result that the patient fails to receive the correct drug or the indicated proper drug dosage.	Drug Use Error,Errors, Medication,High-Alert Drug Error,High-Alert Medication Error,LASA Medication Errors,Look-Alike Drug Name Errors,Look-Alike Sound-Alike Drug Errors,Look-Alike Sound-Alike Drug Substitution Errors,Look-Alike Sound-Alike Medication Errors,Lookalike Drug Name Errors,Lookalike Soundalike Drug Errors,Lookalike Soundalike Drug Substitution Errors,Lookalike Soundalike Medication Errors,Drug Error, High-Alert,Drug Use Errors,Error, Drug Use,Error, LASA Medication,Error, Medication,High Alert Drug Error,High Alert Medication Error,High-Alert Drug Errors,High-Alert Medication Errors,LASA Medication Error,Look Alike Drug Name Errors,Look Alike Sound Alike Drug Errors,Look Alike Sound Alike Drug Substitution Errors,Look Alike Sound Alike Medication Errors,Medication Error,Medication Error, High-Alert,Medication Error, LASA,Medication Errors, High-Alert,Medication Errors, LASA
D008875	Middle Aged	An adult aged 45 - 64 years.	Middle Age
D009461	Neurologic Manifestations	Clinical signs and symptoms caused by nervous system injury or dysfunction.	Neurologic Deficits,Neurologic Signs and Symptoms,Focal Neurologic Deficits,Manifestations, Neurologic,Manifestations, Neurological,Neurologic Dysfunction,Neurologic Findings,Neurologic Manifestation,Neurologic Signs,Neurologic Symptoms,Neurological Manifestations,Deficit, Focal Neurologic,Deficit, Neurologic,Deficits, Focal Neurologic,Deficits, Neurologic,Dysfunction, Neurologic,Dysfunctions, Neurologic,Finding, Neurologic,Findings, Neurologic,Focal Neurologic Deficit,Manifestation, Neurologic,Manifestation, Neurological,Neurologic Deficit,Neurologic Deficit, Focal,Neurologic Deficits, Focal,Neurologic Dysfunctions,Neurologic Finding,Neurologic Sign,Neurologic Symptom,Neurological Manifestation,Sign, Neurologic,Signs, Neurologic,Symptom, Neurologic,Symptoms, Neurologic
D011041	Poisoning	A condition or physical state produced by the ingestion, injection, inhalation of or exposure to a deleterious agent.	Poisonings
D005767	Gastrointestinal Diseases	Diseases in any segment of the GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT from ESOPHAGUS to RECTUM.	Cholera Infantum,Gastrointestinal Disorders,Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders,Gastrointestinal Disorders, Functional,Disease, Gastrointestinal,Diseases, Gastrointestinal,Functional Gastrointestinal Disorder,Gastrointestinal Disease,Gastrointestinal Disorder,Gastrointestinal Disorder, Functional
D006437	Hemodialysis, Home	Long-term maintenance hemodialysis in the home.	Home Hemodialysis,Renal Dialysis, Home,Dialyses, Home Renal,Dialysis, Home Renal,Hemodialyses, Home,Home Hemodialyses,Home Renal Dialyses,Home Renal Dialysis,Renal Dialyses, Home
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man