A Patient Taking an ECG Shows a Regular Sawtooth Pattern

question 2

Multiple Choice

A patient taking an ECG shows a regular sawtooth pattern with 30 P waves within a 6-sec interval (30 large boxes) . What course of treatment should this patient receive for this arrhythmia?
1) Calcium channel blockers
2) Digoxin
3) Cardioversion
4) Defibrillation

• A)1, 2, and 3 only
• B)2 and 4 only
• C)3 only
• D)1, 2, 3, and 4

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