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[Interpretation of postmortem digoxin levels: evaluating a "corrective factor" for postmortem blood digoxin
1Abteilung für Rechtsmedizin, Klinikum der Christian-Albrechts-Universitt Kiel, Bundesrepublik Deutschland.
Zeitschrift Fur Rechtsmedizin. Journal of Legal Medicine
|January 1, 1990
Summary
Postmortem serum digoxin levels can be misleading due to postmortem increases. A correction factor of 1.5 has limited diagnostic value for determining digoxin overdose, especially with values slightly above therapeutic levels.
Area of Science:
- Forensic Toxicology
- Clinical Chemistry
- Pharmacology