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17 Cards in this Set
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Dangers of R on T phenomenon
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Can easily turn into to Vfib or Torsades
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A pacemaker set at a single rate.
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fixed rate pacemaker
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When to use a fixed rate pacemaker?
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During cardiac arrest
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Response mode "I" on a pacemaker means
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Inhibits Pacing
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Response mode "T" on a pacemaker means
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Triggers pacing
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Response mode "D" on a pacemaker means
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Dual triggers and inhibits pacing
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Pacemaker code "A" means
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Atrium
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Pacemaker code "V" meas
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Ventricles
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Pacemaker code "D" means
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Dual chamber
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What is pacemaker oversensing?
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atrial pacers mistakenly sense ventricular activity or when a pacer mistakes a T wave for a QRS complex
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How to correct sensing T waves or atrial P waves?
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Insert a bipolar lead
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AAI is what kind of pacemaker?
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Atrial pacing, Atrial sensing, Inhibits when atrial activity is sensed
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VVI is what kind of pacemaker?
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Ventricle pacing, Ventricle sensing, Inhibits when ventricle activity is sensed
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VDD is what kind of pacemaker?
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Ventricle pacing, Atrial and ventricle sensing, dual triggers and inhibits pacing
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DVI is what kind of pacemaker?
aka Atrioventricular Pacemaker |
Atrial pacing, Ventricle pacing, or both. It also inhibits pacing in either chamber if activity is sensed.
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This electrode has one pacing electrode at the tip.
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unipolar electrode
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This electrode has two pacing electrodes at the tip.
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bipolar electrode
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