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A medical student is working with a 61-year-old male client in the hospital who has presented with a new onset of atrial fibrillation. Which of the following courses of treatment will the student most likely expect the attending physician to initiate?
 
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  Immediate cardioversion followed by surgery to correct the atrial defect
  B)
  Anticoagulants and beta-blockers to control rate
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  Antihypertensives and constant cardiac monitoring in a high acuity unit
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  Diuretics, total bed rest, and cardioversion if necessary
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Atrial fibrillation is most often treated with anticoagulants to prevent embolic events as well as beta-blockers and digoxin. Cardioversion would not be a first-line intervention, and antihypertensives and diuretics would be unlikely treatments of choice.
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