Treatment of digitalis toxicity

1 KCl is administered orally or by slow, careful IV infusion if hypokalemia is present; K+ is NOT given if severe A-V block is found or if serum K+ levels are high. 2 magnesium replacement 3 Phenytoin can be given for ventricular and atrial arrhythmias 4 Lidocaine and procainamide can be used to treat ventricular arrhythmias 5 cholestyramine binds to cardiac glycosides and has been used to hasten their elimination