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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 ... #Table #CoreEM
The first three letters refer to chamber paced, chamber sensed, and response to sensed events. The
#Cardiology #PPM ... #Pacemaker #LetterCode ... #Coding #Classification ... #Table
Pacemaker Operating Modes
1 - Chamber paced
     A (atrium), V (ventricle), D (dual/both)
2
Pacemaker Operating ... response has no clinical ... depolarization during ... The voltage the pacemaker ... #PPM #Operating
Daliresp (Roflumilast) 
Indication: Reduce risk of COPD exacerbations 
Drug Class: Selective Phosphodiesterase-4 (PDE4) Inhibitor 
GOLD 2019
Reduce risk of COPD ... Initiate if severe COPD ... Eosinophils < 100 Dosing ... : 250 mcg tablet ... won’t have any clinical
Atrioventricular Blocks (AV blocks) - ECG Diagnosis Summary
First Degree AV Block
 • The P wave is
Advanced AV Block • During ... • This is a clinically ... by a junctional pacemaker ... an infra-Hisian pacemaker ... electrocardiogram #classification
Low Alkaline Phosphatase - Hypophosphatasia 

Is Low Alkaline Phosphatase Of Clinical Importance?

ALP enzyme- Discovered in 1923
Low
Phosphatase Of Clinical ... cases diagnosed during ... nephrocalcinosis • CPPD ... → Low ALP -> PPi ... accumulate → PPi
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
then be excreted using ... non-congested profile (“Cold ... and congested (“Cold ... #differential #algorithm ... cardiology #treatment #table
RV wall perforation from pacer wire on POCUS

Patient with severe chest pain since last night. SC
Vitals stable. ... perforation #wall #PPM ... #Pacemaker #POCUS ... echocardiogram #clinical
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Clinical • Under-recognized ... Management during ... Delivery • Stable ... support for patients clinically ... investigative therapy in PPCM
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)

Resting Pulse Rate: Record beats per minute after patient is sitting or
Clinical Opioid ... assessment • 0 - able ... still, but is able ... accounted for by cold ... once or twice during