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Title: A patient is taking digoxin (Lanoxin) and quinidine to treat sustained ventricular tachycardia. ... Post by: jayqueen on Jan 24, 2018 A patient is taking digoxin (Lanoxin) and quinidine to treat sustained ventricular tachycardia.
Before giving medications, the nurse reviews the patient's electrocardiogram (ECG) and notes a QRS complex that has widened by 50 from the baseline ECG. What will the nurse do? a. Administer the medications as ordered, because this indicates improvement. b. Contact the provider to discuss reducing the digoxin dose. c. Contact the provider to request an increase in the quinidine dose. d. Withhold the quinidine and contact the provider to report the ECG finding. Title: A patient is taking digoxin (Lanoxin) and quinidine to treat sustained ventricular tachycardia. ... Post by: t3amo123 on Jan 24, 2018 Content hidden
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