The nurse explains to the patient that the implanted cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) will:
a. shock the arrhythmias into sinus rhythm.
b. enhance the heart pumping action.
c. stimulate an extra beat if the heart rate drops.
d. control the rate of the heart at a the present level.
A
The ICD recognizes a correctable rhythm and shocks the heart back into a sinus rhythm.
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