Lithium toxicity

Anaesthesia. 1996 Dec;51(12):1156-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1996.tb15057.x.

Abstract

We report a case of severe lithium toxicity precipitated by a thiazide diuretic and compounded by an angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor. There was severe vasodilatation refractory to noradrenaline.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors / adverse effects
  • Antimanic Agents / adverse effects*
  • Bendroflumethiazide / adverse effects
  • Diuretics
  • Drug Interactions
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hypotension / chemically induced*
  • Indoles / adverse effects
  • Lithium Carbonate / adverse effects*
  • Middle Aged
  • Perindopril
  • Sodium Chloride Symporter Inhibitors / adverse effects

Substances

  • Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors
  • Antimanic Agents
  • Diuretics
  • Indoles
  • Sodium Chloride Symporter Inhibitors
  • Lithium Carbonate
  • Bendroflumethiazide
  • Perindopril