A Patient with Dilated Cardiomyopathy Has an Atrial Fibrillation That

question 24

Multiple Choice

A patient with dilated cardiomyopathy has an atrial fibrillation that has been unresponsive to drug therapy for several days. The nurse anticipates that further treatment of the patient will require

• A) IV adenosine (Adenocard).
• B) electrical cardioversion.
• C) insertion of an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD).
• D) anticoagulant therapy with warfarin (Coumadin).

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