The nurse performs a medication history and learns that the patient takes a thiazide diuretic and digoxin (Lanoxin).The nurse will question the patient to ensure that the patient is also taking which medication?

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If a patient is taking digoxin and a potassium-wasting diuretic such as thiazide,the patient should also take a potassium supplement to prevent hypokalemia that could result in digoxin toxicity.It is not necessary to take cortisone,lidocaine,or nitroglycerin unless the patient has symptoms that warrant these drugs.

The Nurse Performs a Medication History and Learns That the Patient