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Digoxin Dosage Knowledge Quiz

Test your understanding of digoxin pharmacokinetics and proper dosing for patients with heart failure. This quiz is designed for healthcare professionals and students alike, providing an opportunity to reinforce your knowledge in a clinical context.

Topics covered include:

Digoxin clearance calculations
Determining appropriate dosing for steady-state concentrations
Patient-specific factors in medication management

3 Questions1 MinutesCreated by CalculatingHeart534

JB is a 78-year-old, 100-kg male being treated with digoxin for heart failure. While receiving digoxin tablets 125 μg daily, a steady-state digoxin concentration equal to 0.6 μg/L is obtained. Assuming F = 0.7, compute digoxin clearance

6.08 L/h

8.68 L/h

14.4 L/h

1.44 L/h

Compute a new digoxin tablet dose for the patient that will achieve Css = 1.2 μg/L.

One tablet of a 250 mcg

Half a tablet of 250 mcg

One tablet of 125 mcg

None of the above

71 year old male who weighs 83 kg, has a creatinine concentration of 95 micromolL-1 and an estimated creatinine clearance is .....................................

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