Drug interactions can pose a potential risk for a client taking diuretic therapy. How can a nurse BEST explain this interaction to a client taking a diuretic and digoxin for atrial fibrillation?
a. The hypokalemia associated with the diuretic causes digoxin toxicity.
b. They are similar drugs, and the diuretic enhances the effect of the digoxin.
c. The digoxin is more powerful and weakens the effect of the diuretic.
d. There is no interaction between the two drugs
a. The hypokalemia associated with the diuretic causes digoxin toxicity.
FEEDBACK:
a. The hypokalemia associated with diuretic therapy causes digoxin toxicity.
b. This is not the right explanation. .
c. This is not the right explanation. .
d. This is not the right explanation. .
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