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BCEN CEN Practice Question

A patient presents to the emergency department with palpitations, light-headedness, and a rapid pulse. On the monitor, you observe a narrow-complex tachycardia with no discernible P waves and a ventricular rate of 180 bpm. The patient is hemodynamically stable. What is the most appropriate initial intervention for this rhythm?

  • Administer intravenous amiodarone over 10 minutes.

  • Administer intravenous adenosine rapidly followed by a saline flush.

  • Perform immediate synchronized cardioversion.

  • Give atropine intravenously.

BCEN CEN
Cardiovascular Emergencies
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