Digitalis Exerts Its Primary Mechanical Effect by _____ the Sodium-Potassium

question 8

Multiple Choice

Digitalis exerts its primary mechanical effect by _____ the sodium-potassium pump on the myocardial cell membrane,which leads directly to an _____ intracellular sodium concentration.

• A) stimulating; increase
• B) inhibiting; increase
• C) stimulating; decrease
• D) inhibiting; decrease

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