A nurse administered digoxin immune Fab to a client who received the incorrect dose of digoxin over a period of 3 days. The nurse should identify
that which of the following findings indicates the antidote was effective-The statement that "This drug will help the heart muscle pump less." indicates that the antidote was effective
Explanation:
Digoxin is a type of cardiac glycosides ,it is used to treat heart failure in cases the symptoms remain the same despite using other drugs.A very import characteristic of cardiac glycosides is it increases the strength of contractions
Many times due to the prolong used of digoxin in a patient the digoxin toxicity is said to occur .The symptoms of the same include nausea ,vomiting,fatal arrhythmia,anorexia etc.
So we can say that A nurse administered digoxin immune Fab to a client who received the incorrect dose of digoxin over a period of 3 days. The nurse should identify
that which of the following findings indicates the antidote was effective-The statement that "This drug will help the heart muscle pump less." indicates that the antidote was effective
