A patient has an acute myocardial infarction. Her electrocardiogram is normal except for a heart rate of 150 beats per minute. Her physician prescribes digoxin in both an initial “digitalizing†dose and a daily maintenance dose so that which of the following will occur?
A. a specific level of medication will be reached in the blood
B. her heart rate will first speed up
C. the drug will begin to weaken her heart’s contraction
D. the drug will improve her appetite
A. a specific level of medication will be reached in the blood
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