Is environmental temperature related to renal symptoms, serum lithium levels, and other laboratory test results in current lithium users?
The 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.
New proposals are presented for the nursing classification based on theoretical knowledge development and current scientific evidence.