Digoxin Toxicity Predisposing Factors (System Related):
- General - Old age
- Cardiac - Myocardial ischaemia
- Respiratory - Acute hypoxia
- Hepatobiliary - Reduced hepatic clearance
- Metabolic - Electrolyte disturbance, Hypokalaemia, Hypercalcaemia
- Endocrine - Hypothyroidism
- Renal - Reduced renal clearance, Renal insufficiency
- Pharmacology - Drug interactions
Drug Interactions:
- Amiodarone
- Anticholinergic drugs
- Captopril
- Clarithromycin
- Diltiazem
- Erythromycin
- Ibuprofen
- Nifedipine
- Quinidine
- Verapamil
Image: Digoxin Molecule Wikipedia Public Domain
Tags: Amiodarone - Digoxin - Digoxin Toxicity - Hypokalaemia - Hypothyroidism
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Posted by Medicalchemy
Medicalchemy Group: History of Medicine - Images - Mnemonics - Anatomy - Cardiology - Dermatology - Drugs - Endocrinology - Gastroenterology - Genetics - Geriatrics - Gynecology - Haematology - Immunology- Infection - Metabolic Medicine - Nephrology - Neuroscience - Nutrition - Obstetrics - Oncology - Ophthalmology - Orthopaedics - Otolaryngology - Pathology - Pharmacology - Physiology - Psychiatry - Public Health - Respiratory - Surgery - Toxicology - Tropical Medicine - Vascular.
