The Relationship of Plasma to Erythrocyte Lithium Levels in Patients Taking Lithium Carbonate
- 1 December 1975
- journal article
- Published by Royal College of Psychiatrists in The British Journal of Psychiatry
- Vol. 127 (6), 596-598
- https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.127.6.596
Abstract
Summary: Plasma and erythrocyte lithium levels have been determined repeatedly in twelve patients taking lithium carbonate for affective disorders. In any individual the plot of the plasma lithium level against erythrocyte/plasma ratio is linear, but the ratio can either increase or decrease with increasing plasma lithium concentration. Erythrocyte/plasma ratio is an unsound basis for comparing individual responses to lithium.Keywords
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