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3 types of pacemakers - correct answer-1) single (either RA or RV)
2) dual chamber (RA and LV)
3) bi-ventricular (RV and LV --> Congestive Heart Failure)

A-V sequential pacing - correct answer-When the pacemaker paces both the atrium and the
ventricle

Amplitude for one small box - correct answer-?

Cardioversion vs. Defibrillation - correct answer-Cardioversion: to change the heart rhythm
(usually from SVT to sinus)

Defibrillation: only used for pulseless VT and v-fib

Causes of 60-cycle interference - correct answer-Electrodes not properly applied, EKG
machine not properly grounded, r by too many electrical devices nearby.

Causes of somatic tremor artifact - correct answer-Patient keeps moving, Parkinson's
disease

Causes of wandering baseline - correct answer-Respiration or by lotion/sweat on the skin
interfering with the signal

Chart speed - correct answer-25 mm/s

Define intrinsic beats - correct answer-The patient's own heart beat

Failure to capture (loss of capture) - correct answer-No P or QRS after the pacemaker spike

Failure to sense - correct answer-Lack of pacemaker spikes where they should have been.
Battery can be dead.

Gain - correct answer-Normally set to 1

How to fix 60-cycle interference - correct answer-Unplug and re-plug somewhere else.

How to fix somatic tremor artifact - correct answer-Make sure leads are not placed over
muscle and instead placed on bone, help patient relax, give a blanket.

Lead I connects what? - correct answer-Right arm to left arm

Lead I, II, and III are what kind of leads? - correct answer-Bipolar (also frontal because they
only show the front of the heart)

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