A patient being cared for in the ICU before organ donation shows increased PVCs on the cardiac monitor What medication does the nurse prepare to administer first?

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Esmolol is a beta blocker used to control tachycardia and decrease myocardial oxygen consumption from catecholamine release,and it protects heart muscle from ischemia.An increase in PVCs indicates increased cardiac irritability,perhaps from cellular ischemia.The other drugs would not be indicated.

A Patient Being Cared for in the ICU Before Organ