Results of diagnostic procedures reveal that a patient's cerebral arteriovenous malformation (AVM) is Spetzler-Martin grade
1. The nurse anticipates which most common treatment for this patient?
1. Surgical resection
2. Endovascular coiling
3. Radiosurgery
4. Watchful waiting
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Rationale 1: If there is no condition that would preclude surgery, patients with Spetzler-Martin grade 1 or 2 AVM are generally treated with surgical resection.
Rationale 2: Endovascular coiling may be indicated, but this is not the most common treatment approach to this AVM.
Rationale 3: Gamma knife radiosurgery is an option, but this treatment is generally reserved for surgically inaccessible lesions.
Rationale 4: Conservative treatment or "watchful waiting" is reserved for higher-grade AVM because treatment is felt to be unsafe.
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