Exam 12: Introducing the Pacemaker Rhythms

The capability of a pacemaker to recognize inherent electrical conduction system activity is termed:

The type of pacemaker that is programmed to generate an electrical impulse when the patient's heart rate falls below a predetermined rate is called:

When implementing transcutaneous pacing, the rate is commonly set in the range of:

The ________ pacemaker is programmed to deliver electrical impulses at a constant selected rate.

A ________ pacemaker is one where a lead wire is inserted through the skin and threaded into a large vein leading into the right side of the heart.

A device that substitutes for the normal pacemaker cells of the heart's electrical conduction system is a(n):

Pacemakers that are used to sustain a patient's heart rate in emergent situations are ________ pacemakers.

The type of permanent pacemaker that has a lead wire inserted into the right atrium and the first impulse stimulates the atrium is a(n) ________ pacemaker.

The type of permanent pacemaker that has two lead wires, one in the right atrium and one in the right ventricle, is a(n) ________ sequential pacemaker.

The equipment with pacemakers that controls the rate and strength of each electrical impulse is the:

Transcutaneous pacemakers can be used to treat all EXCEPT symptomatic:

Pacemakers that are implanted most often in a patient's upper chest and are left in place are ________ pacemakers.

The type of permanent pacemaker where the lead wire is inserted into the right ventricle is a(n) ________ pacemaker.

When the artificial pacemaker does not depolarize the specified chamber or chambers of the heart and is denoted by the presence of a pacemaker spike not flowed by a QRS, this is referred to as failure to:

A ________ pacemaker is when a pacemaker develops a rapid rate of electrical impulse discharge and can reach a rate of 200 to 300 BPM.

The equipment with pacemakers that relays the electrical impulse to the myocardium is the:

________ is noted by the presence of a spike and wide QRS complexes on the EKG monitor and/or rhythm strip.

The pacemaker that consists of two large electrode pads connected to a cardiac monitor that conduct electrical impulses through the skin to the heart is termed a ________ pacemaker.

The EKG wave that is produced by an artificial pacemaker is a: