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A(n) _____ pause often follows a PJC and represents the delay during which the SA node resets its rhythm for the next beat.
 
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Depending on the severity of the patient's signs and symptoms, management of slow rhythms originating from the AV junction may require intervention including _____.
 
  a. defibrillation
  b. intravenous atropine
  c. synchronized cardioversion
  d. vagal maneuvers or adenosine, or both



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Answer to Question 1

noncompensatory

Answer to Question 2

B
Atropine, administered intravenously, is the drug of choice for symptomatic bradycardia. Defibrillation, synchronized cardioversion, vagal maneuvers, and adenosine are not indicated in the treatment of slow cardiac rhythms.





 

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