A Patient with Heart Failure Has Developed Cardiac Cachexia as a Result

question 77

Multiple Choice

A patient with heart failure has developed cardiac cachexia as a result of the disease. The nurse understands that which medication would most likely be effective to reverse cardiac cachexia?​

• A) ​Digoxin
• B) ​Furosemide
• C) ​Nicotinic acid
• D) ​Spironolactone
• E) ​There is no treatment for cardiac cachexia.

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