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Pacemaker Coding Terminology
#Diagnosis #Cardiology #PPM #Pacemaker #LetterCode #Coding #Classification #Table #CoreEM
Pacemaker Coding ... Diagnosis #Cardiology #PPM ... #Pacemaker #LetterCode
Pacemaker Evaluation Algorithm by Lorne Costello

#Diagnosis #ECG #EKG #Pacemaker #Evaluation #Algorithm #PPM
Pacemaker Evaluation ... #Diagnosis #ECG ... #EKG #Pacemaker ... Evaluation #Algorithm #PPM
The first three letters refer to chamber paced, chamber sensed, and response to sensed events. The
#Cardiology #PPM ... #Pacemaker #LetterCode
Modified Sgarbossa Criteria - Diagnostic Checklist for diagnosing MI in LBBB or Pacemaker
1) Identify LBBB or
Criteria - Diagnostic Checklist ... MI in LBBB or Pacemaker ... from native + PM ... Modified #Diagnosis #Checklist ... #EKG #electrocardiogram
The 4 Variants of Sinus Arrhythmia
Phasic Sinus Arrhythmia:
 • The rate increases with respiration and decreases
normal • The PP ... Wandering Atrial Pacemaker ... several cycle the pacemaker ... cardiology #diagnosis #ekg ... #ecg #electrocardiogram
Approach to ECGs
Check
 - Age, gender, name
 - 25mm/s; 10mm/mV
 - 1mm = 40ms; 0.1 mV
Rate
II (3) 60-100 bpm ... ectopic atrial pacemaker ... leads rsr'), V-pacemaker ... #Approach #ECG ... #EKG #diagnosis
COVID-19 Intubation Checklist

Personal protective equipment (PPE)
 • Standard PPE
   • N95 or PAPR.
-19 Intubation Checklist ... ) • Standard PPE ... dose paralytic (e.g ... at least 1.2 mg/kg ... COVID19 #Intubation #Checklist
Third Degree AV Block aka Complete Heart Block
 • In sinus rhythm with complete AV block,
AV block, the PP ... by a junctional pacemaker ... an infra-Hisian pacemaker ... Complete #cardiology #ekg ... #ecg #diagnosis
Atrioventricular Blocks (AV blocks) - ECG Diagnosis Summary
First Degree AV Block
 • The P wave is
AV block, the PP ... usually 40-60 bpm ... by a junctional pacemaker ... an infra-Hisian pacemaker ... AVBlock #cardiology #ekg
The 4 Variants of Sinus Arrhythmia
Phasic Sinus Arrhythmia:
 • The rate increases with respiration and decreases
normal • The PP ... Wandering Atrial Pacemaker ... several cycle the pacemaker ... cardiology #diagnosis #ekg ... #ecg #electrocardiogram