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Digoxin toxicity (digitoxicity)

Posted by: Johnson Francis on: 18 Mar, 2010

Digoxin toxicity has become far less common as the use of digoxin, especially that of the loading dose has come down. Still an occasional case can occur due to renal dysfunction or drug interactions. Almost any type of arrhythmia can occur in digoxin toxicity except Mobitz type II second degree AV block and atrial fibrillation [...]

ECG Quiz 35

Posted by: Johnson Francis on: 13 Jun, 2009

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Atrial fibrillation with slow ventricular rate, ventricular bigeminy and bidirectional ventricular ectopy. This combination can occur in digoxin toxicity. Ventricular ectopic bigeminy is a feature which can be seen in digoxin toxicity. Bidirectional ventricular tachycardia is another characteristic arrhythmia of digoxin toxicity. Other conditions in which bidirectional ventricular [...]