why not measure the levels first ? - newboy

[ArchivalUser]

Nausea, vomiting taking digoxin, stable, k+6.0
a) give ca gluconate
*b) digiband
c) take digoxin levels

[ArchivalUser]

yeh thats true

we ll give give digiband..............this pateint has digoxin toxicity

[ArchivalUser]

Guys, do not trust it whole-heartedly. After all, it's a recall.

[ArchivalUser]

ACUTE INTOXICATION OF DIGOXIN LEADS TO HYPERKALEMIA AND LONG TERM USE LEADS TO HYPOKALEMIA. OUR PATIENT HAS HYPERKALEMIA, MOST PROBABLY DUE TO ACUTE OVERDOSE, GIVE HIM DIGIBIND.