While responding to a rapid response called on the cardiac step-down unit, the nurse from intensive care observes the unit nurse massaging a patient's neck and instructing the patient to bear down. Which of the following medications will most likely be used if the patient's pulse does not return to normal?
A) Adenocard (adenosine)
B) Adrenaline (epinephrine)
C) Tenormin (atenolol)
D) Saphris (asenapine)

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The nurse is performing a carotid sinus massage and instructing the patient to perform the Valsalva maneuver, both of which are non-pharmacological interventions to terminate supraventricular tachycardia (SVT). If these maneuvers do not return the pulse to normal, Adenocard (adenosine) is the medication of choice for pharmacologically converting SVT to a normal sinus rhythm.

While Responding to a Rapid Response Called on the Cardiac