A Man Asks a Nurse Why He Cannot Use Digoxin

question 5

Multiple Choice

A man asks a nurse why he cannot use digoxin (Lanoxin) for his heart failure, because both of his parents used it for HF. The nurse will explain that digoxin is not first-line therapy for which reason?

• A) It causes tachycardia and increases the cardiac workload.
• B) It does not correct the underlying pathology of heart failure.
• C) It has a wide therapeutic range that makes dosing difficult.
• D) It may actually shorten the patient's life expectancy.

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