A 70-Year-Old Patient Who Has Been Taking Digoxin (Lanoxin)for 4

question 31

Multiple Choice

A 70-year-old patient who has been taking digoxin (Lanoxin) for 4 years has all of the following laboratory blood tests.For which test value does the nurse notify the prescriber immediately?

• A) Sodium (Na) 132 mEq/L
• B) Potassium (K) 2.1 mEq/L
• C) Blood urea nitrogen (BUN) 9 mg/dL
• D) International normalized ratio (INR) 1.5

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