Exam questionKROK 1Medicine ยท 2012
A 65-year-old patient with chronic heart failure has been taking digitoxin in self-administered dosages for a long time. She was admitted to the hospital for general health aggravation, arrhythmia, nausea, reduced diuresis, insomnia. What is the primary action to be taken?
Answer options
- To administer digoxin
- To withhold digitoxin
- To administer strophanthine intravenously
- To give an intravenous injection of calcium gluconate solution
- To reduce digitoxin dosage
Correct answer
To withhold digitoxin
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