Antiarrhythmics
The “BradyBunch” 4 Drugs that typically cause bradycardia in overdose = Calcium channel blockers, Beta blockers, Digoxin and Clonidine, we look at digoxin in this section plus quinine. Beta-blocker and calcium channel blockers can be found in the antihypertensive section.
Discover the difference between acute and chronic digoxin toxicity. Do digoxin antibodies actually work, and what is a stone heart? Should we even worry about a stone heart? Also we take you back through the history of quinine and ‘cinchonism’.
Toxicology Library
DRUGS and TOXICANTS
Dr Neil Long BMBS FACEM FRCEM FRCPC. Emergency Physician at Kelowna hospital, British Columbia. Loves the misery of alpine climbing and working in austere environments (namely tertiary trauma centres). Supporter of FOAMed, lifelong education and trying to find that elusive peak performance.