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Differentiating Pacemaker vs ICD on Chest XRay
 - Single Chamber PPM
 - Single Chamber ICD
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Differentiating Pacemaker ... Single Chamber PPM ... KhurrumKhanMD #Pacemaker ... CXR #Radiology #comparison
Temporary / External Pacing
 • Transvenous & epicardial pacing are temporary methods of supporting brady- &
permanent implanted pacemaker ... called an external pacer ... how often the pacer ... MD @nickmmark #pacemaker ... #PPM #Temporary
Pacemaker
There are different types of cardiac pacemakers.
Here we see a pacemaker with one lead in the
Pacemaker There ... are different types ... of cardiac pacemakers ... Here we see a pacemaker ... Biventricular #PPM
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
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 ... , ↑K, ICD/pacer
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 ... variants #clinical #comparison
RV wall perforation from pacer wire on POCUS

Patient with severe chest pain since last night. SC
perforation from pacer ... History: Had pacer ... perforation from pacer ... perforation #wall #PPM ... #Pacemaker #POCUS
ICU Pre-Rounding Bundle Checklist
VITALS: trends!
 • Important to know if the pt is getting better or
parenteral - ie PPN ... taper? ... PPX: GI, DVT, ABX ... (ppx for chronically ... : know gauges, types
Atrioventricular Blocks (AV blocks) - ECG Diagnosis Summary
First Degree AV Block
 • The P wave is
Degree AV Block Type ... degree AV Block type ... AV block, the PP ... by a junctional pacemaker ... an infra-Hisian pacemaker
Pacemaker Indications
Class I
 • Symptomatic sinus node dysfunction
 • 3° AV or type 2 2° AV
Pacemaker Indications ... dysfunction • 3° AV or type ... pronounced 1° or Type ... EricsMedicalLectures/featured #Pacemaker ... #PPM #indications