Depending on the severity of the patient's signs and symptoms, management of slow rhythms originating from the AV junction may require intervention including _____.
A) defibrillation
B) intravenous atropine
C) synchronized cardioversion
D) vagal maneuvers or adenosine, or both

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Atropine, administered intravenously, is the drug of choice for symptomatic bradycardia. Defibrillation, synchronized cardioversion, vagal maneuvers, and adenosine are not indicated in the treatment of slow cardiac rhythms.

Depending on the Severity of the Patient's Signs and Symptoms