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Digoxin Test and Its Price in India

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₹ 1200 ₹ 960

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Book Digoxin Test at the best price in Delhi NCR, India from GDIC (Ganesh Diagnostic & Imaging Centre). GDIC is a NABL Accredited Pathology lab in Delhi offering a wide range of lab testing services.

What is Digoxin test?

Digoxin is a heart failure medication that is used to treat irregular heartbeats. Heart failure, including congestive heart failure (CHF), impairs the ability of the heart to circulate blood. Blood pools as a result in the legs, hands, and feet, as well as the lungs and liver, causing swelling, shortness of breath, and fatigue. This test measures the amount of digoxin in the blood.

Other Names

>>Serum Digoxin Level

Why it is done?

To determine whether the level of digoxin in your blood is therapeutic or to detect toxic levels of the drug in your blood.

What is the procedure for Digoxin test?

>>Need to provide 2ml whole blood.

How does one prepare for the test? 

When having your blood drawn, tell the person taking your blood sample when you last took your digoxin dose.

Required documents

  • A doctor's prescription. 
  • A valid government ID.

After care

>>No care is required.

The cost of Digoxin Test in Delhi

The Digoxin Test costs vary by region and facility. So, get tested at trustworthy diagnostic centre like Ganesh Diagnostic. Training and experienced professionals are staffed to assure patient and visitor safety.

Test Type Digoxin
Includes

Digoxin Test (Cardiology)

Preparation
Reporting

Within 24 hours*

Test Price ₹ 960 ₹ 1200
Frequently Asked Questions
FAQ

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

Yes, You can get a free consultation with Dr. Ravin Sharma (MBBS, MD in Radiology) who is available at our center with Mob. no- +919212125996 and availability 24*7*365 days.

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