Chronic Digoxin Toxicity Leading to Institutionalization of an Elderly Woman

Affiliations

¹ , BHSc, MD, is with the Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta.
² , BScNeuro, BScPharm, ACPR, is with Alberta Health Services, Calgary, Alberta.
³ , BSc, MD, is with the Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta.
⁴ , MD, MSc, FRCPC, is with the Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta.

Case Reports

Kimberley Nix et al. Can J Hosp Pharm. 2022 Spring.

. 2022 Spring;75(2):118-121.

doi: 10.4212/cjhp.v75i2.3069. Epub 2022 Apr 4.

¹ , BHSc, MD, is with the Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta.
² , BScNeuro, BScPharm, ACPR, is with Alberta Health Services, Calgary, Alberta.
³ , BSc, MD, is with the Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta.
⁴ , MD, MSc, FRCPC, is with the Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta.

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: None declared.

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