A Patient Is Admitted to the Intensive Care Unit with a Diagnosis

A patient is admitted to the intensive care unit with a diagnosis of exacerbation of heart failure. Her heart rate is 145/minute and she is breathing rapidly; her oxygen saturation is 90% on 2 L of oxygen. She has been taking beta blockers at home for her heart failure. Which medication would be the drug of choice to increase the contractility of her heart?

A) Primacor
B) Dopamine
C) Digoxin
D) Metroprolol

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