A Patient Asks You How Prescribed Digoxin (Lanoxin)will Help Improve

question 22

Multiple Choice

A patient asks you how prescribed digoxin (Lanoxin) will help improve heart failure.What is your best response?

• A) "It dilates your arteries and decreases your blood pressure."
• B) "It directly perfuses your kidneys which decreases your fluid volume and blood pressure."
• C) "It increases your heart rate which will result in improved cardiac output."
• D) "It increases the force of heart contractions and slows down the heart rate to improve cardiac output."

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