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Pacemaker Evaluation Algorithm by Lorne Costello

#Diagnosis #ECG #EKG #Pacemaker #Evaluation #Algorithm #PPM
Pacemaker Evaluation ... #Diagnosis #ECG ... #EKG #Pacemaker ... Evaluation #Algorithm #PPM
Pacemaker Coding Terminology
#Diagnosis #Cardiology #PPM #Pacemaker #LetterCode #Coding #Classification #Table #CoreEM
Pacemaker Coding ... Diagnosis #Cardiology #PPM ... #Pacemaker #LetterCode ... Classification #Table
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
Approach to ECGs
Check
 - Age, gender, name
 - 25mm/s; 10mm/mV
 - 1mm = 40ms; 0.1 mV
Rate
Approach to ECGs ... II (3) 60-100 bpm ... ectopic atrial pacemaker ... , ↑K, ICD/pacer ... #Approach #ECG
Pacemaker Wire and Thrombus on POCUS Echocardiogram (A4c)
Look out for boogers floating on your pacer wires
Pacemaker Wire and ... Thrombus on POCUS ... floating on your pacer ... #ppm #Wire #Thrombus ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram
The first three letters refer to chamber paced, chamber sensed, and response to sensed events. The
#Cardiology #PPM ... #Pacemaker #LetterCode ... Classification #Table
RV wall perforation from pacer wire on POCUS

Patient with severe chest pain since last night. SC
wire on POCUS ... History: Had pacer ... Vitals stable. ... perforation #wall #PPM ... #Pacemaker #POCUS
Modified Sgarbossa Criteria - Diagnostic Checklist for diagnosing MI in LBBB or Pacemaker
1) Identify LBBB or
MI in LBBB or Pacemaker ... Identify LBBB or Pacemaker ... axis deviation Pacemaker ... from native + PM ... electrocardiogram #ecg
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
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