Digitalis Toxicity
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Toxicity, Digitalis: eMedicine Emergency Medicine
emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: The therapeutic properties of cardiac glycosides (eg, digoxin, a product of the foxglove plant) have been known since the days of the Roman Empire. The ancient Romans used red squill, a cardiac glycoside derived from the ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com
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The syndrome of digoxin toxicity was originally described in 1785 by Withering. Learn more about causes & symptoms. http://bit.ly/9zzJ8H
Plant Poisoning, Glycosides - Cardiac: eMedicine Emergency Medicine
emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Cardiac glycosides are found in a diverse group of plants including Digitalis purpurea and Digitalis lanata (foxgloves), Nerium oleander (common oleander), Thevetia peruviana (yellow oleander), Convallaria majalis (lily of the valley), Urginea maritima and Urginea indica ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com
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Cardiac glycosides are found in a variety of plants and can be toxic to humans when ingested. Learn what to watch for. http://bit.ly/aQSomj
Pharmacist's Care Reduces Medication Problems, Costs for Heart Patients
newswise.com — “The patient in the heart failure clinic had all the symptoms of digitalis toxicity from taking too much of the heart medicine digoxin. However, his dose was right and no one was sure what the problem was.” View full resource at newswise.com
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Pharmacist's Care Reduces Medication Problems, Costs for Heart Patients http://bit.ly/UD7b2
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