A client is prescribed sotalol (Betapace)for a cardiac dysrhythmia.The nurse knows that sotalol (Betapace)is used in this client because it performs which action?

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Sotalol (Betapace) is a beta-adrenergic blocker that primarily works to slow the travel of impulses across the myocardium, helping to regulate cardiac dysrhythmias. It does not increase renin secretion or decrease sympathetic output from the vasomotor center in the brain. It may have a slight negative inotropic effect, but it is not significant enough to diminish myocardial contractility in a clinically significant way.

A Client Is Prescribed Sotalol (Betapace)for a Cardiac Dysrhythmia