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How are cardioversion and defibrillation different?
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Cardioversion: We use electrical cardioversion to convert tachyarrhythmias to normal rhythm when appropriate. When the rhythm we are shocking is atrial or ventricular fibrillation, we call the cardioversion defibrillation.
Answered 5/27/2013
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