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CMC Cardiac Medicine Certification

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Cardioversion is an electrical current administration used to convert certain dysrhythmias to normal rhythm. This procedure is most effective when the patient demonstrates:
  1. Ventricular Fibrillation
  2. Ventricular Tachycardia
  3. Ventricular Standstill
  4. Torsades de Pointes
Explanation
Answer- B - Cardioversion is most effective when the patient is having ventricular tachycardia. Cardioversion is a procedure that involves administration of precordial shock, which is synchronized with the R wave to interrupt an abnormally fast heart rate or cardiac arrhythmia. It is used for atrial fibrillation, ventricular tachycardia and paroxysmal atrial tachycardia when all pharmaceutical interventions fail.
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