A 92-year-old patient is being sent home on disopyramide (Norpace) for a ventricular arrhythmia. He asks the nurse why he must continue to take this drug. The nurse's best response would be that failure to treat a ventricular arrhythmia may what?
A) Lead to renal failure
B) Result in hypertension
C) Result in death
D) Cause heart failure
C
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Ventricular arrhythmias cause a dramatic reduction in cardiac output and will result in death if not treated. The patient needs to be taught the importance of taking his medication every day as ordered. Generally, ventricular arrhythmias are not associated with renal failure, hypertension, or heart failure.
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