Your patient has been diagnosed with end stage heart failure. Digoxin (cardiac glycoside) is being added to his medication regimen. The patient asks what this drug is for. Which is your best response? This drug will slow your heart rate and decrease the force of its contractions to decrease how hard it has to work. This drug will dilate your blood vessels to lower the pressure your heart has to pump against. This drug will help decrease your heart’s contractility and rate plus dilate your blood vessels to lower your blood pressure This drug will increase the force of your heart’s contractions but slow the rate to help maximize your heart’s effectiveness.
[Expert Solution]: Your patient has been diagnosed with end…
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