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Pacemaker Coding Terminology
#Diagnosis #Cardiology #PPM #Pacemaker #LetterCode #Coding #Classification #Table #CoreEM
Pacemaker Coding ... Diagnosis #Cardiology #PPM ... #Pacemaker #LetterCode ... #Coding #Classification
The first three letters refer to chamber paced, chamber sensed, and response to sensed events. The
refer to chamber paced ... #Cardiology #PPM ... #Pacemaker #LetterCode ... #Coding #Classification
Pacemaker Operating Modes
1 - Chamber paced
     A (atrium), V (ventricle), D (dual/both)
2
Modes 1 - Chamber paced ... response has no clinical ... the device will pace ... after a sensed or paced ... #PPM #Operating
Atrioventricular Blocks (AV blocks) - ECG Diagnosis Summary
First Degree AV Block
 • The P wave is
• This is a clinically ... , the PP and RR ... by a junctional pacemaker ... an infra-Hisian pacemaker ... electrocardiogram #classification
RV wall perforation from pacer wire on POCUS

Patient with severe chest pain since last night. SC
perforation from pacer ... History: Had pacer ... perforation #wall #PPM ... #Pacemaker #POCUS ... echocardiogram #clinical
Approach to ECGs
Check
 - Age, gender, name
 - 25mm/s; 10mm/mV
 - 1mm = 40ms; 0.1 mV
Rate
II (3) 60-100 bpm ... ) - HiPR: AV block ... ectopic atrial pacemaker ... leads rsr'), V-pacemaker ... , ↑K, ICD/pacer
Pacemaker Wire and Thrombus on POCUS Echocardiogram (A4c)
Look out for boogers floating on your pacer wires
Pacemaker Wire and ... floating on your pacer ... @CincySono #Pacemaker ... #ppm #Wire #Thrombus ... A4c #cardiology #clinical
The 4 Variants of Sinus Arrhythmia
Phasic Sinus Arrhythmia:
 • The rate increases with respiration and decreases
normal • The PP ... presence of AV block ... Wandering Atrial Pacemaker ... several cycle the pacemaker ... electrocardiogram #variants #clinical
Pacemaker Operating Modes
1 - Chamber paced
     A (atrium), V (ventricle), D (dual/both)
2
Pacemaker Operating ... Modes 1 - Chamber paced ... response has no clinical ... modulation R - Paced ... #PPM #Operating
The 4 Variants of Sinus Arrhythmia
Phasic Sinus Arrhythmia:
 • The rate increases with respiration and decreases
normal • The PP ... presence of AV block ... Wandering Atrial Pacemaker ... several cycle the pacemaker ... electrocardiogram #variants #clinical