You are seeing a 69-year-old female patient complaining of fatigue and nausea. She has a history of heart failure and two previous myocardial infarctions. She reports having blurred vision with halos around objects. Her blood pressure is 144/88 mmHg, her pulse is 110 and irregular, and her ventilations are 16. What should you suspect is causing her symptoms?
A) Impaired cerebral perfusion secondary to heart failure
B) Acute closed-angle glaucoma
C) Toxic blood levels of digoxin
D) Cerebral embolus secondary to atrial fibrillation
C
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