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A patient with a history of atrial fibrillation for three days is admitted to the cardiac unit. Besides initiating an anti-dysrhythmia medication, which order should the nurse anticipate?

A patient with a history of atrial fibrillation for three days is admitted to the cardiac unit. Besides initiating an anti-dysrhythmia medication, which order should the nurse anticipate? Correct Answer Prepare a heparin infusion

Concept:-

  • Atrial fibrillation: it is an uncoordinated atrial electrical activation, that causes a rapid, disorganized, and uncoordinated twitching o arterial musculature.

Etiology:

  • Advanced age with structural heart diseases.
  • Inflammatory or infiltrative diseases and coronary artery diseases.
  • Hypertension, congenital disorder, and heart failure.
  • Diabetes, obesity, hyperthyroidism.
  • Heavy ingestion of alcohol

Clinical manifestation:

  • Irregular palpitation
  • Symptoms of heart failure
  • Hypotension, chest pain, pulmonary edema, and altered LOC

Management of atrial fibrillation:

  • Prepare a heparin infusion
  • Catheter ablation
  • Initiate Antiarrhythmic drugs
  • Beta-blocker + digoxin  

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