The nurse is contributing to a patient's plan of care. During medication administration, which medication would the nurse understand as being prescribed to treat a patient with aortic stenosis who has symptoms of heart failure?
a. Heparin
b. Bumetanide (Bumex)
c. Digitalis
d. Warfarin (Coumadin)
ANS: B
Diuretics reduce fluid volume returning to the heart and, subsequently, cardiac workload. Medications that reduce the contractility of the heart and, subsequently, cardiac output are avoided to prevent further heart failure.
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