A male client has been hospitalized with congestive heart failure. Medical management of heart failure focuses on improving myocardial contractility. This can be achieved by administering:

The correct answer is A. Digoxin (Lanoxin) 0.25 mg po every day. (A) Digoxin is a cardiac glycoside given to clients in heart failure to improve their myocardial (B) Furosemide is a loop diuretic given to clients in heart failure to promote diuresis. (C) O2is given to clients in heart failure to increase oxygenation and to prevent or treat…

Physiological Integrity: Pharmacological and Parenteral Therapies

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ADigoxin (Lanoxin) 0.25 mg po every day
BFurosemide (Lasix) 40 mg po every morning
CO22 L/min via nasal cannula
DNitroglycerin (Nitrol) 1 inch topically every 4 hours

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A
91% (21)
B
4% (1)
D
4% (1)

Explanation

(A) Digoxin is a cardiac glycoside given to clients in heart failure to improve their myocardial (B) Furosemide is a loop diuretic given to clients in heart failure to promote diuresis. (C) O2is given to clients in heart failure to increase oxygenation and to prevent or treat (D) Nitroglycerin is a nitrate given to clients in heart failure to increase their cardiac output by decreasing the peripheral resistance that the left ventricle must pump against.

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#digoxin#myocardial contractility#congestive heart failure#cardiac glycosides

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