07-31-2006, 08:45 AM
Nausea, vomiting taking digoxin, stable, k+6.0
a) give ca gluconate
*b) digiband
c) take digoxin levels
a) give ca gluconate
*b) digiband
c) take digoxin levels
why not measure the levels first ? - newboy
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07-31-2006, 08:45 AM
Nausea, vomiting taking digoxin, stable, k+6.0
a) give ca gluconate *b) digiband c) take digoxin levels
07-31-2006, 10:15 AM
yeh thats true
we ll give give digiband..............this pateint has digoxin toxicity
07-31-2006, 10:30 AM
Guys, do not trust it whole-heartedly. After all, it's a recall.
07-31-2006, 11:03 AM
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.
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