Use of sodium polystyrene sulfonate in an acute-on-chronic lithium poisoned patient: A case report

A 35-year-old woman with an acute-on-chronic lithium overdose received multiple oral doses of sodium polystyrene sulfonate totaling 120 g over a 24-h period. During the 72 h after the institution of therapy, the serum lithium level decreased from 3.80 to 0.42 mEq/L. Multiple doses of sodium polystyr...

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Main Authors: Chakroun-Walha Olfa, Ksibi Hichem, Rejeb Imen, Boujelben Mariem, Chaari Adel, Chtara Kamilia, Bouaziz Mounir, Rekik Noureddine
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-03-01
Series:Journal of Acute Disease
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2221618916000159