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Digoxin level as a limited drug toxicity indicator in the presence of electrolyte imbalance.
By Dr. Syed A Gardezi
Submited on: 18 Sep 2014 10:37:08 PM GMT
Published on: 19 Sep 2014 03:17:01 AM GMT
 
Comments about the paper Digoxin level as a limited drug toxicity indicator in the presence of electrolyte imbalance
Posted by Dr. Pietro Scicchitano on 08 Jan 2015 10:35:40 AM GMT Reviewed by WMC Editors

  • What are the main claims of the paper and how important are they?

    Almost new


  • Are these claims novel? If not, please specify papers that weaken the claims to the originality of this one.

    Yes


  • Are the claims properly placed in the context of the previous literature?

    Yes


  • Do the results support the claims? If not, what other evidence is required?

    Yes


  • If a protocol is provided, for example for a randomized controlled trial, are there any important deviations from it? If so, have the authors explained adequately why the deviations occurred?

    Not provided


  • Is the methodology valid? Does the paper offer enough details of its methodology that its experiments or its analyses could be reproduced?

    Some points shoul be better discussed


  • Would any other experiments or additional information improve the paper? How much better would the paper be if this extra work was done, and how difficult would such work be to do, or to provide?

    the paper will improve very much with few data


  • Is this paper outstanding in its discipline? (For example, would you like to see this work presented in a seminar at your hospital or university? Do you feel these results need to be incorporated in your next general lecture on the subject?) If yes, what makes it outstanding? If not, why not?

    yes


  • Other Comments:

    -       Please link “a trial” as a whole word.

    -       Please revise the English of the text in order to enhance its readability.

    -       Was the patient on diuretics treatment?

    -       Please include the normal range of the electrolytes levels.

  • Invited by the author to review this article? :
    Yes
  • Have you previously published on this or a similar topic?:
    No
  • References:
    None
  • Experience and credentials in the specific area of science:

    I wrote many article in cardiovascular diseases, I work in an Intensive Care Unit

  • How to cite:  Scicchitano P .Comments about the paper Digoxin level as a limited drug toxicity indicator in the presence of electrolyte imbalance[Review of the article 'Digoxin level as a limited drug toxicity indicator in the presence of electrolyte imbalance. ' by Gardezi S].WebmedCentral 2014;6(1):WMCRW003175
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