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Digoxin Flashcards

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What is the function of digoxin

A

Slows down heart rate whilst increasing force of contractility

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What is the therapeutic range of digoxin

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1 to 2 mcg/L

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3
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State the cardiac warning signs

A

Arrhythmias and heart block

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State the neurological warning signs

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Weakness, lethargy, dizziness, headache, mental confusion, psychosis

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State the GI warning signs

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Anorexia
Nausea
Vomiting
Diarrhoea
Abdominal pain
Avoided by dividing larger doses
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State the visual warning signs

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Blurred and/or yellow vision

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What is the overdose range of digoxin

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1.5 to 3mcg/L

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What do you have to monitor in serum electrolytes

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Hypokalaemia
Hypomagnesaemia
Hypercalacaemia

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