A client in the cardiac care unit (CCU) has been ordered amiodarone (Cordarone), an antiarrhythmic, for atrial fibrillation. Under what circumstances would amiodarone be contraindicated?
a. Clients with second- or third-degree heart block
b. Cardiomyopathy
c. Atrial flutter
d. ventricular arrhythmias
a. Clients with second- or third-degree heart block
FEEDBACK:
a. Amiodarone is contraindicated in clients with second- or third-degree heart block and marked sinus bradycardia.
b. Amiodarone is not contraindicated in clients with cardiomyopathy. .
c. Amiodarone is not contraindicated in clients with atrial flutter. .
d. Amiodarone is not contraindicated in clients with ventricular arrhythmias.
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