Lithium-associated hypercalcaemia in treatment of bipolar disorder
Hypercalcaemia is one of the unrecognised side effect of lithium therapy. Lithium, also known as a mood stabiliser, has been used as a first-line therapy to treat mania, hypomania and bipolar disorder for decades. It causes hypercalcaemia, by increasing the reabsorption of calcium in the loop of Henle by its...
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