Oct 5, 2025 · Care guide for Digoxin Toxicity. Includes: possible causes, signs and symptoms, standard treatment options and means of care and support.

Mar 25, 2025 · However, as digoxin still plays a role in treating selected cases, sporadic cases of toxicity are still seen in clinical practice. Toxicity manifests with both cardiac and extracardiac …

Digoxin toxicity is characterised by gastrointestinal distress, hyperkalemia and life-threatening dysryhthmias, including increased automaticity and AV nodal blockade

Digoxin toxicity is often divided into acute or chronic toxicity. In both of these toxicity, cardiac effects are of the greatest concern. With an acute ingestion, symptoms such as nausea, …

Aug 1, 2024 · Digoxin, the oldest known cardiovascular drug, is still used today to treat heart failure and atrial fibrillation. Because it has a narrow therapeutic index and multiple …

Aug 4, 2024 · Given the persistent use of digoxin in clinical practice, often in high-risk populations, its narrow therapeutic window, and the nonspecific nature of many signs and symptoms of …

Apr 10, 2023 · People with heart failure who take digoxin are commonly given medicines called diuretics. These drugs remove excess fluid from the body. Many diuretics can cause …

Aug 8, 2024 · Summary Digoxin toxicity may be acute, acute on chronic, or chronic. Overdose can occur either intentionally or accidentally. Typically presents with components of …

Apr 5, 2025 · Hypokalemia, hypercalcemia, and hypomagnesemia can exacerbate the effects of digoxin toxicity. Alternatively, hyperkalemia itself may be dangerous and require treatment.

Mar 4, 2023 · Digoxin toxicity can present acutely, by an intentional or accidental overdose (i.e., therapeutic misadventure), or chronically, such as when patients on digoxin develop an acute …