A client has been diagnosed with hypothyroidism. Which medication is the nurse prepared to administer to treat the client's bradycardia?
a. Atropine sulfate
b. Levothyroxine sodium (Synthroid)
c. Propranolol (Inderal)
d. Epinephrine (Adrenalin)
B
The treatment for bradycardia from hypothyroidism is to treat the hypothyroidism using levo-thyroxine sodium. If the heart rate were so slow that it became an emergency, then atropine or epinephrine might be an option for short-term management. Inderal is a beta blocker and would be contraindicated for a client with bradycardia.
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