Signs & Symptoms
These visual disturbances are characterized by seeing this.
What yellow halos around lights?
Hypokalemia has this effect on the digoxin toxicity risk.
What is it increases the risk of digoxin toxicity?
Identify the first step in managing a patient with suspected digoxin toxicity.
What is stop digoxin immediately?
List the two primary medical uses of digoxin.
What are heart failure and atrial fibrillation?
This is how often should digoxin levels be monitored in patients.
What is regularly, as determined by the healthcare provider?
Name two gastrointestinal symptoms of digoxin toxicity.
What are nausea and vomiting?
Explain the level of significance that hyperkalemia plays in the context of digoxin toxicity?
What is it may indicate severe digoxin toxicity?
Name the antidote used in severe digoxin toxicity cases.
What is Digoxin-specific antibody (Digibind)?
List the therapeutic index of digoxin.
What is Digoxin has a narrow therapeutic index?
Patients should be educated about these regarding digoxin toxicity.
What symptoms of toxicity and the importance of adherence to monitoring?
Name this type of cardiac rhythm disturbance can occur with digoxin toxicity.
What are arrhythmias (such as bradycardia or tachycardia)?
Explain the role of potassium in digoxin therapy.
What is potassium competes with digoxin at the cellular level?
Name this type of supportive care should be monitored in digoxin toxicity.
What is cardiac function monitoring?
Name the organ by which digoxin is primarily excreted from the body.
What is primarily through the kidneys?
This is the role that kidney function plays in digoxin dosing.
What is impaired kidney function that can lead to digoxin accumulation and toxicity?
Name the neurological symptoms that a patient with digoxin toxicity might exhibit.
What are confusion and dizziness?
Explain the process where digoxin interacts with potassium on a cellular level.
What is digoxin inhibits the sodium-potassium ATPase pump, affecting potassium levels?
Describe how electrolyte imbalance is corrected in digoxin toxicity.
What is administer potassium supplements if hypokalemic?
List the mechanism of action of digoxin in heart failure.
What is it increases the force of heart contractions by inhibiting sodium-potassium ATPase.
Name one strategy to prevent digoxin toxicity.
What is regular monitoring of drug levels and electrolytes?
Name this symptom which is often the earliest sign of digoxin toxicity.
What are gastrointestinal symptoms like nausea?
Name this electrolyte imbalance that is a critical concern when monitoring patients on digoxin?
What is hypokalemia?
Name the anti-arrhythmic drug that might be used in digoxin-induced arrhythmias.
What is anti-arrhythmic drugs like lidocaine?
This is the part of the heart's electrical system that digoxin primarily affect.
What is the atrioventricular (AV) node?
Explain how regular monitoring can help in preventing digoxin toxicity.
What is by ensuring drug levels remain within the therapeutic range and adjusting doses as needed?