Chap 8 Pacemaker rhythms

Question 0

_______ pacemakers stimulate the endocardium of the right atrium or ventricle by means of an electrode introduced into a central vein, such as the subclavian, femoral, brachial, internal jugular or external jugular vein

Answer 0

Transvenous

Question 1

A ____ electrode has one pacing electrode that is located at its distal tip

Answer 1

Unipolar

Question 2

Most temporary transvenous pacemaker use a _____ lead system

Answer 2

Bipolar

Question 3

A pacemaker that paces a single heart chamber, either the atrium or ventricle, has ____ lead placed in the heart

Answer 3

One

Question 4

Ventricular pacing is accomplished by placing the pacing electrode in the right ventricle. stimulation of the ventricles produces a pacemaker spike on the ECG followed by a

Answer 4

Wide QRS

Question 5

This pacemaker has three leads; one for each ventricle and one lead for the right atrium

Answer 5

Biventricular

Question 6

This pacemaker only charges when the patient’s heart drops below pacemaker’s base rate

Answer 6

Demand

Question 7

This pacemaker continuously charges at a preset rate regardless of the patient’s heart rate or metabolic demands

Answer 7

Fixed-rate

Question 8

This pacemaker uses two leads;one in the right atrium and the other in the right ventricle

Answer 8

Dual chamber

Question 9

This is when A pacemaker malfunction occurs when the pacemaker fails to deliver an electrical stimulus at its programmed time

Answer 9

Failure to pace