IBHRE Exam Study Guide || With All Questions & Answers (Rated A+)
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IBHRE Exam Study Guide || With All Questions & Answers (Rated A+)
IBHRE Exam Study Guide || With All Questions & Answers (Rated A+)
How does remote monitoring improve survival? - ANSWER - Alerts allow for earlier detection of problems, therefore allowing more effective treatment.
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IBHRE Exam Study Guide || With All
Questions & Answers (Rated A+)
, IBHRE Exam Study Guide || With All
Questions & Answers (Rated A+)
How does remote monitoring improve survival? - ANSWER - Alerts allow for earlier
detection of problems, therefore allowing more effective treatment.
Name the benefits of remote monitoring: - ANSWER - Increased efficiency, reduced
cost, expedited clinical decisions and improved survival.
Remote monitoring is a ________ indication for all patients. - ANSWER - Class I.
Which of the following would be a red alert? - ANSWER - Treated VF episode.
How does an Implantable Loop Recorder detect A fib? - ANSWER - R-R irregularity.
Which of the following is used for the shortest amount of time? - ANSWER - Holter
monitor.
When interrogating an IRL, which test can't you run? - ANSWER - Threshold test.
Which of the following only records events or when a patient presses a button? -
ANSWER - Event recorder.
Which of the following continuously loops over data, saving specific episodes for up
to 5 years? - ANSWER - Implantable loop recorder
Implantable loop recorders can also be known as? - ANSWER - Implantable cardiac
monitor.
Insertable cardiac monitor.
Injectable cardiac monitor.
How long must a recorded pause on an IRL last for an asymptomatic patient to
warrant a pacemaker? - ANSWER - > 3 secs.
True or False: Complete heart block is an indication for an ILR. - ANSWER - False;
Complete heart block is an indication for a pacemaker since that patient has no AV
conduction.
How does an IRL detect atrial fibrillation? - ANSWER - Irregularity of ventricular
rhythm.
A fib creates an irregularly irregular ventricular pattern, which can be distinguished
from most other SVTs. ILRs can only sense ventricular beats, so this is the method
they use to detect AF.
Why does time of day matter when analyzing IRL brady reports? - ANSWER -
Patient rates are likely to be much slower at night when they are sleeping and do not
necessitate a pacemaker.
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