Therapeutic serum digoxin levels range from 0.5â2 ng/mL. Serum levels may be drawn 6â8 hr after a dose is administered, although they are usually drawn immediately before the next dose. Bacteria in the GI tract can metabolize a substantial amount of digoxin before it is absorbed.
  Lupus is a chronic, inflammatory, autoimmune disease. The cause is not known and there is no cure. However, scientists know that a person has to have a genetic predispos â¦ ition and then be exposed to triggers.Some genes have been identified, but more need to be identified. Lupus is a chronic, inflammatory, autoimmune disease. The cause is not known and there is no cure. However, scientists know that a person has to have a genetic predispos â¦ ition and then be exposed to triggers. Some genes have been identified, but more need to be identified.
There are four types of lupus: 1  Discoid lupus erythematosus: This type affects the skin and is also known as cutaneous lupus. 2  Drug-induced lupus erythematosus: Drug-induced lupus can occur as a side effect of some drugs, such as beta blockers, which are commonly used to treat heart disease and hypertension. Neonatal lupus erythematosus: This is a rare form of lupus in newborn babies, whose mothers have lupus, and can cause problems at birth or in rare cases, a serious heart defect.