A patient with a history of atrial fibrillation has had a worsening of his or her condition. The nurse knows that the drug of choice for long-term stabilization of atrial fibrillation following electrocardioversion is what?
A) Disopyramide (Norpace)
B) Moricizine (Ethmozine)
C) Procainamide (Pronestyl)
D) Quinidine (generic)
D
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Quinidine is often the drug of choice for long-term stabilization of atrial fibrillation after the rhythm is converted by electrocardioversion. Quinidine is a class I antiarrhythmic and stabilizes the cell membrane by binding to sodium channels, depressing phase 0 of the action potential, and changing the duration of the action potential. Disopyramide, moricizine, and procainamide are all used in the treatment of life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias.
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