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Digitalis toxicity - Prevention

Prevention:

Digitalis levels should be monitored regularly if you are taking digitalis medications. Blood chemistries should also be monitored to detect conditions that make digitalis toxicity more common.

Potassium supplements may be prescribed if diuretics and digitalis are used simultaneously, or a potassium-sparing diuretic may be prescribed.

  • Reviewed last on: 1/17/2007
  • Eric Perez, MD, Department of Emergency Medicine, St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, NY. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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