CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM PaceMakers

Question 1

Pacemakers are used to increase the heart rate when you have___ bradycardia.

Answer 1

Symptomatic

Question 2

What do pacemakers do to the heart muscle?

Answer 2

depolarize it.

Question 3

depolarization is when ___

repolarization is when___

Answer 3

• electricity is going through the muscle to cause a muscle contraction.
• resting of the ventricles are filling up with blood. (RE= REST)

Question 4

You are looking at the monitor and you see electrical activity, but you can’t feel a pulse. what is that called?

Answer 4

pulseless electrical activity

Question 5

3 types of pacemakers:

Answer 5

temporary, permanent, transcutaneous.

Question 6

The most common complication of pacemakers in the early morning hours is___

Answer 6

electrode displacement.

Question 7

When a new pacemaker is placed, what will you tell your patient not to do?

Answer 7

• not to move the arm on the side of the pacemaker because they may dislodge the wires.

Question 8

The most definitive sign of pacemaker malfunction is any sign of decreased___ or decreased____.

Answer 8

cardiac output; decreased heart rate

Question 9

Patient education:

Check___ daily

Need an ____ card

avoid____ and____

avoid____ sports

What can magnets do?

Answer 9

• pulse
• ID
• Microwaves, MRIs
• contact
• turn off pacemakers