The nursing instructor is talking with her clinical group about cardiac conduction surgery. What would be the criteria for a patient to have this surgery?
A) Sinus bradycardia not responsive to other treatments
B) Functional rhythms not responsive to other treatments
C) Atrial and ventricular tachycardias not responsive to other treatments
D) Ventricular fibrillation not responsive to other treatments
Ans: C
Feedback: Cardiac conduction surgery is considered in patients who do not respond to medications and antitachycardia pacing.
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