Digoxin Test and Its Price in India

Digoxin toxicity can cause gastrointestinal upset. Patients with digoxin toxicity might show significant clinical yellow-green discoloration,visual symptoms, cardiovascular symptoms including, syncope, palpitations,or dyspnea.

Digoxin is a medication that is used in cardiac cases like heart failure, where treatment of arrhythmias is required. The digoxin test is done to measure and evaluate the levels of digoxin in your blood.

The main purpose of conducting digoxin level evaluation is to determine the appropriate dosage and prevention of the side effects of digoxin levels, once you start taking the medication. It is important to test the levels of digoxin before administration as even small amounts of change in the dose can alter the meaning to safe and harmful levels.

The Time when the digoxin blood test is being conducted is sensitive and plays a very important role. If the blood sample is collected too early after administering the dose, the results of the test will come out to be too high, indicating toxicity which is not a true result. The blood sample should be withdrawn after 6-8 hours of administering the dose.

A normal range of digoxin level should be between 0.5 to 2 ng/mL (nanograms per milliliter).

Digoxin can cause its toxicity. The drug toxicity can manifest certain symptoms including nausea, vomiting, vision changes (blurry or yellow vision), confusion, loss of appetite, diarrhoea, fatigue, arrhythmia, Tachycardia, etc.

Certain medicines can affect the digoxin level in your blood profile which might include antacids, medicines that lower cholesterol, over-the-counter medicines for diarrhoea, bulk laxatives, and nutritional supplements. High in fibre diet can also affect your results.

Your digoxin levels are checked after a week when you have started taking the medicine. Your blood digoxin levels are checked after six to eight hours after your last dose of medicine.

CHF and Low digoxin levels  may develop symptoms of persistent heart failure that might be 

• Lungs or legs fluid build-up
• Difficulty breathing, shortness of breath 
• Arrhythmias cause changes in the heartbeat
• Fatigue or tiredness

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