Question # 41

A patient on long-term amiodarone therapy is scheduled for elective surgery. The nurse’s medication-related priority is to:

Options:

A.

Inform the anesthesia and surgical teams of chronic amiodarone use because of potential interactions with anesthetic agents and prolonged QT effects

B.

Discontinue amiodarone the night before surgery without consultation

C.

Double the dose pre-operatively

D.

Ignore the medication history

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