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
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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