You are working at Clerkship General when you see your next patient : a 3 year old male accompanied by his father with chief complaint of vomiting.
Initial Vitals
* Temp 98.6* HR 50* RR 20* BP 95/55* O2 100%
Critical Actions
* Identify the history of ingestion* Check a blood glucose* Call Poison Control* Treat with DigiBind* Treat subsequent anaphylaxis
Further Reading:
EMCrit – Digoxin Toxicity
The Tox and the Hound – Digoxin: to bind or not to bind