A 59 year old male with new onset seizures is beginning treatment with Fosphenytoin sodium. What would be a contraindication to begin this drug?

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For a 59 year old male with new onset seizures, a contraindication to beginning Fosphenytoin sodium would be sinus bradycardia which is characterized as a regular but unusually slow heart beat (60 beats/minute or less at rest). Other contraindications include Sino-atrial block, 2nd and 3rd degree AV block and Adams-Stokes syndrome.

A 59 Year Old Male with New Onset Seizures Is