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Temporary / External Pacing
 • Transvenous & epicardial pacing are temporary methods of supporting brady- &
permanent implanted pacemaker ... called an external pacer ... how often the pacer ... and how the pacer ... MD @nickmmark #pacemaker
Pacemaker Operating Modes
1 - Chamber paced
     A (atrium), V (ventricle), D (dual/both)
2
Modes 1 - Chamber paced ... the device will pace ... depolarization before pacing ... inhibit or trigger a pacing ... Operating #Modes #Pacing
Transvenous Pacing - Procedure Instructions
Step 1. Place the introducer - ideally in R IJ or L
Transvenous Pacing ... Prep the Pacer Wire ... - Connect the Pacer ... #Transvenous #Pacing ... #Pacemaker #Procedure
Pacemaker Timing Settings
 • Lower rate limit (50-60 bpm) - The lowest rate at which the
Pacemaker Timing ... the device will pace ... after a sensed or paced ... depolarization before pacing ... #PPM #Timing #Pacing
Approach to ECGs
Check
 - Age, gender, name
 - 25mm/s; 10mm/mV
 - 1mm = 40ms; 0.1 mV
Rate
ectopic atrial pacemaker ... leads rsr'), V-pacemaker ... , ↑K, ICD/pacer ... Short QT <300-360 ms
Pacemaker Operating Modes
1 - Chamber paced
     A (atrium), V (ventricle), D (dual/both)
2
Pacemaker Operating ... Modes 1 - Chamber paced ... modulation R - Paced ... EricsMedicalLectures/featured #Pacemaker ... Operating #Modes #Pacing
Outpatient Hypertension Management Algorithm
Monotherapy: 
 • Thiazide/thiazide-like 
 • ACE-I (non-black patients), 
 • ARB
Hypertension Management Algorithm ... • CCB (long acting ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc ... Hypertension #Management #Algorithm
Neonatal Resuscitation - Airway and Breathing
Airway
 • Opened by placing the infants's head in a neutral
• Opened by placing ... secretions • Consider placing ... adequately, start mask ... ventilation • Mask ... is placed over
Algorithm for Acute ED Management of Excited Delirium 

Pearls for Appropriate Restraint:
- 1 person for each
Algorithm for Acute ... oxygen as a spit mask ... time - Apply padding ... Excited #Delirium #Algorithm
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
than sensitive making ... with emphasis placed ... emphasis then placed ... #differential #algorithm