We had an older female with chronic kidney disease who started complaining about seeing yellow lights and being short of breath. She had a history of heart failure and was treated with digoxin. When ...

Digoxin, originally derived from the foxglove flower, blocks the sodium/potassium ATPase pump. The mechanism by which this decreases atrioventricular (AV) conduction is not clear, butperhaps it is due ...

Digoxin is a medication used to help treat heart failure and heartbeat irregularities. Your digoxin levels tell you the amount of digoxin that is in your body at a certain time. Having too much or too ...

Explaination: As previously stated, digoxin toxicity itself results in hyperkalemia, however hypokalemia significantly increases the risk for serious arrhythmias in the digoxin toxic patient. Digoxin ...

Older adults with symptomatic HF should be prescribed digoxin in low doses starting at 0.125 mg/d. For persons with HF who are 75 years and older, are women, have renal insufficiency, are receiving ...

Andrew McLachlan is the Program Director for the NHMRC Centre for Resarch Excellence in Medicines and Ageing. He was an investigator on the PACE trial (ACTRN 12609000966291) which was an ...