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One week after being hospitalized for an acute myocardial infarction, a client reports loss of appetite and feeling nauseated. Which of the client's prescribed medications should be withheld and the healthcare provider notified? 1 Digoxin 2 Propranolol 3 Furosemide 4 Spironolactone

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Answer: Digoxin

Step-by-step explanation:

The healthcare provide will notice that this loss of appetite and feeling of nausea is due to the effect of the medicine Digoxin which is being given to the patient because of acute myocardial infraction.

The toxic levels of this medicine stimulates the medullary chemoreceptor trigger zone which as a result shows these kind of effect.

The feeling of nausea, vomiting and anorexia can be defined as the side effects of this medication.

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