Is environmental temperature related to renal symptoms, serum lithium levels, and other laboratory test results in current lithium users?

ConclusionsThe association of temperature with lithium levels, renal symptoms, and laboratory tests appears to be of relatively little clinical importance in lithium users in temperate climates. However, future research should re‐examine patients living in climates with extreme temperatures (e.g., >40°C), who may theoretically be at higher risk. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Source: Human Psychopharmacology: Clinical and Experimental - July 8, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Soham Rej, Bandar AlAqeel, Marilyn Segal, Nancy C.P. Low, Istvan Mucsi, Christina Holcroft, Karl Looper Tags: Short Communication Source Type: research