A patient with heart failure and an irregular heart beat is demonstrating renal dysfunction caused by cardiac medications. The patient is otherwise healthy and has the desire to maintain a specific quality of life. Which of the following should be done to help this patient?
A) Suggest that the patient's desire to maintain a specific quality of life is unrealistic considering his age and health.
B) Tell the patient that renal dialysis is the best plan of care.
C) Remind the patient that he is elderly and he really doesn't have many options.
D) Discuss all possible treatment options so the patient can decide the option he wants.
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