Amale client is diagnosed with heart failure. the health care provider orders a loading dose of digoxin. loading doses are necessary for what reason?

a) digoxin's long half-life makes therapeutic serum levels difficult to obtain without loading.
b) the client is at risk for dysthymia with titrated doses.
c) oral digoxin is ineffective for the treatment of heart failure.
d) digoxin's short half-life increases the risk for toxicity.

A.

Explanation:

Digoxin's long half-life makes therapeutic serum levels difficult to obtain without loading.

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starvation is bad because your body needs nutrition and to deprive it of nutrition can cause problems with both health and fitness.

explanation:

it can make weight loss slow down over time, but it won't cause someone to gain weight depsite restricting calories. starvation causes weakness in the senses like thirst.