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A client has been given a prescription for furosemide 40 mg every day in conjunction with digoxin. which concern would prompt the nurse to ask the health care provider?

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Digoxin toxicity occurs rapidly in the presence of hypokalemia.

  • Furosemide promotes potassium excretion, and low potassium (hypokalemia) increases cardiac excitability.
  • Digoxin is more likely to cause dysrhythmias when potassium is low. Digoxin does not affect potassium excretion.
  • Furosemide causes potassium excretion. Potassium is excreted by the kidneys, not destroyed by the liver.
  • Furosemide causes diuresis and consequent potassium loss regardless of the serum potassium level.

what is Furosemide?

This medication is known as a diuretic (like a "water pill"). It helps your body get rid of extra water by increasing the amount of urine you make. Getting rid of extra water decreases the strain on your heart and blood vessels, thereby lowering high blood pressure and reducing your risk of strokes, heart attacks, and kidney problems.

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