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Cardiac arrhythmias related lithium intoxication: Case report

Lityum Zehirlenmesine Bağlı Kardiak Aritmi: Olgu Sunumu

Pages
110–112
Publication Date
2011-09-01
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As a result, the emergency physician should be vigilant to cardiac risks and ECG changes associated with lithium toxicity, including all kinds of arrhythmias.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Lithium is a drug that is used in management and prophylaxis of bipolar affective disorders most frequently.
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Key Findings & Data:Relatively minor increases in serum concentrations may induce serious adverse effect, and concentrations within therapeutic range may result in toxic reactions.
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Conclusion & Impact:As a result, the emergency physician should be vigilant to cardiac risks and ECG changes associated with lithium toxicity, including all kinds of arrhythmias.
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⚙️Variables:Lityum zehirlenmesi · Yavaş ventrikül cevaplı atriyal fibrilasyon · Lithium poisoning

Abstract

Lithium is a drug that is used in management and prophylaxis of bipolar affective disorders most frequently. Relatively minor increases in serum concentrations may induce serious adverse effect, and concentrations within therapeutic range may result in toxic reactions. Neurological and gastrointestinal side effects can occur depending on the effect of lithium toxicity also cardiac arrhythmias may occur. We present the case of woman who had bradicardia syncope and developed slow ventriculer response atrial fibrillation related to intake of lithium overdose. As a result, the emergency physician should be vigilant to cardiac risks and ECG changes associated with lithium toxicity, including all kinds of arrhythmias.

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Lityum bipolar duygu durum bozukluklarının tedavi ve profilaksisinde en sık kullanılan ilaçtır. Serum düzeylerindeki küçük değişiklikler ciddi yan etkilere yol açarken terapötik aralıklardaki dozlar dahi toksik reaksiyonlara neden olabilirler. Nörolojik, gastrointestinal yan etkiler gelişebilen lityum toksisitesinde kardiotoksik etkiye bağlı olarak da kardiak aritmiler oluşabilir. Biz acil servisimize nabız düşüklüğü ve senkop nedeniyle getirilen ön tanıda koroner arter hastalığı düşünülen, tetkikler sonrasında lityum alımına bağlı yavaş ventrikül cevaplı atriyal fibrilasyon olduğu anlaşılan bir olguyu sunduk. Sonuç olarak acil tıp doktorları lityum toksisitesi ile ilgili olarak her türlü aritminin olabileceği EKG değişiklikleri ve kardiak risk açısından uyanık olmalıdır.

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OĞUZTÜRK, H., TURTAY, M. G., KOCA, E., ÇELİK, E., TOĞAL, T. (2011). Cardiac arrhythmias related lithium intoxication: Case report. Sakarya Tıp Dergisi, Cilt: 1 - Sayı: 3, 110–112. https://ajindex.com/articles/261760

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