Digitalis Effect
Oldest heart drug may have a new use
October 02, 2008
Expert & Community Posts
Why do some people prefer natural treatment for depression?
By Deborah Gray , Health Expert...even safe in every situation, let alone superior. Digitalis, which is derived from foxglove, is... Read more »
Multiple Sclerosis and Doxycycline
By Dr. Gross , Health Expert...plant which contains what we now understand to be digitalis. Serendipity was what allowed Dr.... Read more »
Questions and Answers on Hypertension Control
By Larry Weinrauch , Health Expert...pharmaceutical armamentarium (examples include foxglove (digitalis), certain tree barks (taxol,... Read more »
The Truth About Natural Treatments for Depression
By Deborah Gray , Health Expert...millions.Antidepressants definitely aren't perfect. Side effects can be uncomfortable. My teeth... Read more »
Where did beef and pork go?
By Dr. Bill Quick , Health Expert...upon a time, there was a product called "dig leaf" (digitalis is a heart medication that is... Read more »
Health Guide
Digitoxin: test
...throbbing. Why the test is performed The main purpose of this test is to monitor patients taking digitalis medications such as digitoxin in order to determine the effective drug dosage... Read more »Dilated cardiomyopathy
...in the hospital until acute symptoms start to go away. Treatment is focused on relief of symptoms. Digitalis, vasodilators (drugs that dilate blood vessels), ACE-inhibitors, diuretics (water... Read more »Foxglove
...tube thru the nose into the stomach to empty the stomach (gastric lavage) Bloodteststo determine digitalis, magnesium, and potassium levels Medicine to reverse the effect of the poison ... Read more »Digoxin: test
...effective drug dosage and prevent toxicity. Monitoring of drug levels is important in people taking digitalis medications such as digoxin, because the margin of safety between therapeutic levels... Read more »Medications for Congestive Heart Failure
...enzyme (ACE) inhibitorsAngiotensin-receptor blockers (ARBs)Beta blockersDiureticsAldosterone blockersDigitalisHydralazine and nitratesStatinsNesiritide (Natrecor)AspirinACE... Read more »
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