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If a clients pulse rate is below 70 is it safe to give digoxin?
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When apical pulse is above 100 will you give digoxin?
yes
Can l give digoxin if pulse rate is above 130beats per minute?
yes as digoxin slows, steadies and strengthens the heart
When would you withhold digoxin or linoxon?
The rule of thumb is 'Nausea'. When the patient feels like vomiting, he may be getting overdose of digoxin. Otherwise, there may be hypokalemia or low level of potassium. Most common cause for the same is no food intake or loose motion. If you continue to give digoxin, patient will go for vomiting. Natures way to get rid of digoxin. if you continue to give digoxin, you have serious side effects, like digoxin induced cardiac arrhythmias.
How many milliliter of digoxin do you give if a doctor's order states give digoxin 0.3 mg IM and you have digoxin 500mcg to 2ml?
It's 1.2 mL.
Should the pulse be taken prior to giving lanoxin?
yes do not give if below 60
What is digitalis or a drug called digoxin?
Digitalis has got digoxin and digitoxin in the extract of the plant Digitalis lanata. Digitoxin has got very long half life and should not be used in therapeutics. Digoxin is drug of therapeutic value. It is very good drug for congestive heart failure. Digoxin has very unique mode of action. It takes less oxygen for heart to do the same amount of work. Alternately, your heart work more with the same amount of oxygen, when on digoxin. You may give the loading dose of two tablets of 0.25 mg. Fallowed by one after say twelve hours. Then 3/4 tablet daily after 24 hours. When there is no urgency, you should give 3/4 tablet daily, from the begining. You may need to give potassium supplement in some, specially when the patient is taking no food for a day or two. With signs of toxic effects, you should stop the drug. The rule of thumb is 'Nausea'. When the patient feels like vomiting, he may be getting overdose of digoxin. Otherwise, there may be hypokalemia or low level of potassium. Most common cause for the same is no food intake or loose motion. If you continue to give digoxin, patient will go for vomiting. Natures way to get rid of digoxin. if you continue to give digoxin, you have serious side effects, like digoxin induced cardiac arrhythmias.
If you have 0.125 mg digoxin and order is 0.25 mg how much to give?
Two
Does the Garmin Forerunner GPS with heart rate monitor give your pulse rate?
No, it does not give your pulse rate.
How much range of apex beat can give tab digoxin?
160 beat per minutes and above
What to do if a no shock incited on an AED?
Check for a pulse and breathing. No pulse, no breathing, give CPR.
What do you do with a upset clients?
Give em a puppy ^_^
What is a simple way to measure a resting heart rate?
Play two fingers on the pulse in the wrist (just below the thumb). Count each pulse for 30 seconds, then times by two. This will give the pulse rate for one minute. Obviously, you take the pulse once you have rested and cooled down for a few minutes first.
