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  • Title: Current management of digitalis intoxication.
    Author: Mathers DH, Holsinger JW, Miscia VF.
    Journal: South Med J; 1976 Aug; 69(8):1079-84. PubMed ID: 959877.
    Abstract:
    Of the commonly used drugs, digitalis has one of the highest therapeutic-toxic ratios. Mortality is significantly increased in the 20% to 30% of patients on digitalis who are in a toxic state when admitted to the hospital. Successful use of digitalis depends on avoidance of its use in situations likely to result in toxicity; recognition of the signs, symptoms, and electrocardiographic findings of digitalis intoxication; and stopping digitalis completely as the initial treatment of digitalis intoxication.
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