The Nurse Caring for a Client with a Dysrhythmia Understands

question 16

Multiple Choice

The nurse caring for a client with a dysrhythmia understands the effects of which antidysrhythmic drug can last 4-8 weeks after the drug is discontinued because it has an extended half-life that can exceed 50 days?

• A)Digoxin (Lanoxin)
• B)Verapamil (Calan)
• C)Propranolol (Inderal)
• D)Amiodarone (Cordarone)

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