![]() ![]() Methodology: A search was performed with the MeSH terms "Lithium, Renal Dialysis, Poisoning, Toxicity, Acute kidney injury" in the ClinicalKey, PubMed and Ovid databases search engines, finding 156 results, of which 47 were used to develop this manuscript. ![]() Objectives: To describe the available and relevant literature on the management of Lithium poisoning. As of today, there is no specific antidote for lithium, so intermittent hemodialysis is the strategy of choice for the intoxicated patient. Introduction: Lithium has been used over time in the treatment of psychiatric pathologies, mainly the bipolar spectrum, however, the narrow therapeutic range generates a high incidence of poisoning by this metal, with a very heterogeneous clinical presentation of toxicity which will depend on two factors: the time of evolution, if it is acute or chronic, and the serum levels, ranging from gastrointestinal symptoms to severe neurological compromise.
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