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Case Reports
. 1982 Feb;16(2):160-1.
doi: 10.1177/106002808201600213.

Cardiac arrest due to digitalis intoxication with normal serum digoxin levels: effects of hypokalemia

J Gómez-Arnau, J Maseda, R Burgos, J Cordón, R Domínguez, A Criado, F Avello
Case Reports

Cardiac arrest due to digitalis intoxication with normal serum digoxin levels: effects of hypokalemia

J Gómez-Arnau et al. Drug Intell Clin Pharm. 1982 Feb.

Abstract

A case of cardiac arrest due to digitalis toxicity is described. The patient had normal serum digoxin levels and hypokalemia, and treatment with potassium chloride, phenytoin, and pacing was successful. Comment is made on the serum digoxin levels in relation to serum potassium.

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