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on: Jun 28, 2018
An infant with congestive heart failure is receiving digoxin (Lanoxin). What does the nurse recognize as a sign of digoxin toxicity?
 
  a. Restlessness
  b. Decreased respiratory rate
  c. Increased urinary output
  d. Vomiting

Question 2

A child has an elevated antistreptolysin O (ASO) titer. Which combination of symptoms, in conjunction with this finding, would confirm a diagnosis of rheumatic fever?
 
  a. Subcutaneous nodules and fever
  b. Painful, tender joints and carditis
  c. Erythema marginatum and arthralgia
  d. Chorea and elevated sedimentation rate


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Reply #1 on: Jun 28, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: D
Symptoms of digoxin toxicity include: nausea, vomiting, anorexia, irregularity in pulse rate and rhythm, and a sudden change in pulse.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B
The presence of two major Jones criteria would indicate a high probability of rheumatic fever.


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