Case 7

Question 1

1. What are the different types of pacemakers?

Question 2

2. How does a pacemaker work?

Question 3

3. What do the pacemaker codes represent?

Question 4

4. Explain physiologic pacing.

Question 5

5. What is mode switching?

Question 6

6. Describe rate-adaptive pacing.

Question 7

7. What is cardiac resynchronization therapy?

Question 8

8. What is an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator?

Question 9

9. How is a patient with a cardiac implantable electronic device managed in the perioperative period?

Question 10

10. How is the type of device present determined?

Question 11

11. What is electromagnetic interference, and how does it affect cardiac implantable electronic devices?

Question 12

12. How do you determine if a patient is pacemaker dependent, and how should this be managed in the perioperative period?

Question 13

13. Should a magnet be used?

Question 14

14. Does an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator have to be deactivated in the perioperative period?

Question 15

15. What should be done if a patient with a deactivated implantable cardioverter-defibrillator experiences f ibrillation?

Question 16

16. How can one know if a cardiac implantable electronic device requires interrogation before discharging the patient from an intensive care setting?