Diabetes Mellitus and Acute Hyperglycemia
(1) Departments of Internal Medicine & Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA Diabetes mellitus (DM) prevalence is reported as high as 10% in the general…
PSYCHOLOGY
Introduction to Blood Cell Disorders
(1) Departments of Internal Medicine & Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA Many drugs besides psychotropic medications are associated with hematologic abnormalities. One or more…
Non-QT Conduction Abnormalities
(1) Departments of Internal Medicine & Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA Atrioventricular (AV) block is an interruption in the normal conduction of impulses from…
Hyperlipidemia
(1) Departments of Internal Medicine & Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA Hyperlipidemia is an abnormality in lipid levels. It is commonly described as one…
Appendix: Miscellaneous Electrocardiographic Abnormalities
(1) Departments of Internal Medicine & Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA Many incidental EKG abnormalities may be seen when screening patients before medication initiation…
Orthostatic Hypotension
(1) Departments of Internal Medicine & Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA Orthostatic hypotension is the fall in arterial blood pressure (BP) in the upright…
Psychotropic Prescribing in Medically Ill Patients
(1) Departments of Internal Medicine & Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA This chapter is an overview of general principles of prescribing psychotropic medications in…
Recommendations in International Clinical Practice Guidelines for Lithium Therapy of Bipolar Disorder
APA (2002) BAP (2016) CANMAT (2013) DGBS, DGPPN (2012) NICE 2014 RANZCP (2015) WFSBP (2013) Summary Acute mania First-line combination therapy for severe or mixed episode; lithium monotherapy for…
The Lithium Ion
Fig. 1.1 Some key dates and names associated with the history of lithium Because of the present broad use of lithium in various sectors ranging from high power/energy electrochemical cells,…
