The nurse is reviewing Laurie’s laboratory results. The serum medication levels are: Valproic acid: 140 mEq/L (reference range: 50–125 mEq/L) Lithium level: 0.4 mEq/L (reference range: 0.6–1.2 mEq/L) How does the nurse interpret these results? The valproic acid level is too lowin the right rangetoxic and the lithium level is too lowin the right rangetoxic. You anticipate that the psychiatrist will want to decreasenot changeincrease the valproic acid and decreasenot changeincrease the lithium.
[Solved]: The nurse is reviewing Laurie’s laboratory results
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