A 60-year-old woman presents with weight loss, heat intolerance and palpitations. She is found to have atrial fibrillation with a heart rate of 150 be...

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A 60-year-old woman presents with weight loss, heat intolerance and palpitations. She is found to have atrial fibrillation with a heart rate of 150 beats/min and a suppressed TSH with elevated free T4. What is the most appropriate immediate pharmacological therapy for rate control?

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Propranolol

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Amiodarone

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Digoxin

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Verapamil

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Adenosine

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A 60-year-old woman presents with weight loss, heat intolerance and palpitations. She is found to have atrial fibrillation with a heart rate of 150 beats/min and a suppressed TSH with elevated free T4. What is the most appropriate immediate pharmacological therapy for rate control?