A Patient with Heart Failure and an Irregular Heart Beat

question 1

Multiple Choice

A patient with heart failure and an irregular heart beat is demonstrating renal dysfunction caused by cardiac medications. The patient is otherwise healthy and has the desire to maintain a specific quality of life. Which of the following should be done to help this patient?

• A) Suggest that the patient's desire to maintain a specific quality of life is unrealistic considering his age and health.
• B) Tell the patient that renal dialysis is the best plan of care.
• C) Remind the patient that he is elderly and he really doesn't have many options.
• D) Discuss all possible treatment options so the patient can decide the option he wants.

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