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What is Blood Levels? When taking certain medications, such as lithium, concentrations in the blood must be measured regularly.
Reasons Taken
14 patients in the community are having or have had Blood Levels.
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Other | 7 | 50% |
| General health | 5 | 35% |
| Type 2 diabetes | 1 | 7% |
Patient Reported Evaluations
Results from 4 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.
Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)
| Major | 33% | 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Slight | 33% | 1 |
| Can't tell | 33% | 1 |
General health
Side-effects (as an overall problem)
| Severe | 0% | 0 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 25% | 1 |
| Mild | 0% | 0 |
| None | 75% | 3 |
Top reported side-effects include: small veins, rolling veins, take blood on back of hands
Summary results are based on 4 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.
Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (1 of 4)
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- Nyrsaeans
- Depression: 2
- Emotional: 1
- Compulsion: 4
- Anxiety: 2
- Mania: 2
- Physical: 2
- External Stress: Overwhelming
- 31 F
- Function: High
- Distress: Moderate
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by Nyrsaeans
Oct 02, 2008
- EfficacyMajor
- Side-effectsModerate
- Other
- Advice/Tips
- the further up the arm, the less it hurts. the back of hands hurts but is a good place to get blood taken.
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