Cardiac glycoside poisoning (including digoxin)

CONTENTS Physiology of cardiac glycosides Pharmacokinetics of digoxin Epidemiology Clinical manifestations EKG features Differential diagnosis Digoxin levels Treatment Decontamination Digoxin-specific antibody fragments Hemodynamic stabilization Electrolyte management Podcast Questions & discussion Pitfalls mechanism of action of digoxin (1) Digoxin inhibits the cardiac Na/K antiporter (orange oval, above). This causes an increase in intracellular sodium and a … Continue reading Cardiac glycoside poisoning (including digoxin)