試題詳解

125. What is the wrong statement about lithium?
(A) Nephrogenic diabetes insipidus is one of kidney toxicity in patients on chronic lithium treatment.
(B) Lithium freely crosses the placenta labeled as pregnancy class D and has been implicated in the increased risk of congenital cardiac defects, particularly the Ebstein anomaly.
(C) Lithium administration interfere in thyroid hormone synthesis and subsequent release, resulting in hyperthyroidism.
(D) The kidneys treat lithium and sodium similarly which is the reason sodium depletion can significantly elevate lithium reabsorption.