An Infant with Congestive Heart Failure Is Receiving Digoxin (Lanoxin)

question 21

Multiple Choice

An infant with congestive heart failure is receiving digoxin (Lanoxin) .The nurse recognizes a sign of digoxin toxicity,which is:

• A) restlessness.
• B) decreased respiratory rate.
• C) increased urinary output.
• D) vomiting.

---

Definitions:

First Week

The initial seven-day period of time, often used in reference to specific processes, events, or stages in development.

Gas Exchange

The process of obtaining oxygen from the environment and releasing carbon dioxide, crucial for respiration in living organisms.

Chorion

Extraembryonic membrane functioning for respiratory exchange in birds and reptiles; contributes to placenta formation in mammals.

Allantois

Extraembryonic membrane that accumulates nitrogenous wastes in the eggs of reptiles, including birds; contributes to the formation of umbilical blood vessels in mammals.