{"id":194908,"date":"2022-02-09T11:44:21","date_gmt":"2022-02-09T09:44:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medicare-group.hu\/laboratory-tests\/laboratory-tests-type\/clinical-chemistry-tests\/lithium\/"},"modified":"2025-02-19T13:51:58","modified_gmt":"2025-02-19T11:51:58","slug":"lithium","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/medicare-group.hu\/en\/laboratory-tests\/laboratory-tests-type\/clinical-chemistry-tests\/lithium\/","title":{"rendered":"Lithium"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid shape_divider_top-none shape_divider_bottom-none\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12 sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h1 style=\"text-align: left\" class=\"vc_custom_heading\" >Lithium<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid shape_divider_top-none shape_divider_bottom-none\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12 sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Lithium is a chemical element, which belongs to the alkali metals. Its name comes from the Greek word <em>lithos<\/em>, which means stone. In its elemental state, it is a silvery metal. Since it is highly reactive, it occurs in nature only in its ionic compounds. It is found in traces in several plants, planktons, and invertebrates, but does not play a role in vital biological processes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Lithium affects the flow of sodium in the body&#8217;s nerve and muscle cells, and sodium affects, among other things, the prevention\/development of certain psychiatric illnesses. Lithium is most commonly used in the form of its various salts (lithium carbonate, lithium citrate) to stabilize mood, treat manic depression (bipolar disorder) and schizophrenia.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Bipolar disorder is characterized by cyclical changes in the period between manic-depressive and euphoric. One such period can last for a few days, weeks, or even years. During a period of depression, the patient may feel indifferent, sad, hopeless, have a sleeping disorder, and have suicidal thoughts, while in the euphoric cycle, they are quick to act, thoughtless, and their sensation of fear ceases.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Lithium helps prevent or reduce the intensity of these manic episodes. The specialist will gradually adjust the patient&#8217;s lithium level to multiple, constant levels with the lithium-containing medicine.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Some lithium is excreted in the kidneys, so long-term lithium treatment can cause kidney problems and hypothyroidism.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid shape_divider_top-none shape_divider_bottom-none\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-6 sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h2 style=\"text-align: left\" class=\"vc_custom_heading\" >What does the test show?<\/h2>\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The test shows the concentration of lithium in the blood.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left\" class=\"vc_custom_heading\" >In which cases is it recommended to perform the test?<\/h2>\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Examination of lithium levels is recommended before lithium therapy, to monitor the used therapy, or when lithium poisoning is suspected, with symptoms including muscle tremors, confusion, vomiting, and diarrhoea.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left\" class=\"vc_custom_heading\" >What sample is needed for the test?<\/h2>\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A blood sample taken from a vein is needed for the test.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-6 sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div  class=\"wpb_single_image wpb_content_element vc_align_center\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<figure class=\"wpb_wrapper vc_figure\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vc_single_image-wrapper   vc_box_border_grey\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/medicare-group.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/lithium-2784853_1920.png\" class=\"vc_single_image-img attachment-full\" alt=\"Litium\" srcset=\"https:\/\/medicare-group.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/lithium-2784853_1920.png 1920w, https:\/\/medicare-group.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/lithium-2784853_1920-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/medicare-group.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/lithium-2784853_1920-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/medicare-group.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/lithium-2784853_1920-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/medicare-group.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/lithium-2784853_1920-1536x1024.png 1536w, https:\/\/medicare-group.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/lithium-2784853_1920-18x12.png 18w, https:\/\/medicare-group.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/lithium-2784853_1920-370x247.png 370w, https:\/\/medicare-group.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/lithium-2784853_1920-840x560.png 840w, https:\/\/medicare-group.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/lithium-2784853_1920-410x273.png 410w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid shape_divider_top-none shape_divider_bottom-none\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12 sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h2 style=\"text-align: left\" class=\"vc_custom_heading\" >What can the result indicate?<\/h2>\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Extremely high lithium levels can cause loss of consciousness and muscle cramps, and in the worst case, can even lead to death.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left\" class=\"vc_custom_heading\" >What to do after the test?<\/h2>\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The test alone cannot diagnose any disease, and in all cases consult an internist or haematologist to determine the exact diagnosis and necessary therapy.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Lithium Lithium is a chemical element, which belongs to the alkali metals. 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