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A patient with heart failure who takes a thiazide diuretic and digoxin (Lanoxin) is admitted for shortness of breath. The patient's heart rate is 66 beats per minute, and the blood pressure is 130/88 mm Hg.
 
  The serum potassium level is 3.8 mEq/L, and the digoxin level is 0.8 ng/mL. The nurse admitting this patient understands that the patient:
  a. has digoxin toxicity.
  b. is showing signs of renal failure.
  c. is experiencing worsening of the disease.
  d. needs a potassium-sparing diuretic.
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