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Title: What should a VVI pacemaker do when the patient goes into asystole?
Post by: linhhh on Apr 14, 2019
What should a VVI pacemaker do when the patient goes into asystole?

▸ The pacemaker should pace the atrium and ventricle at its programmed rate.

▸ The pacemaker should pace the ventricle at its programmed rate.

▸ It will do nothing, since there's nothing for it to sense.

▸ The VVI pacemaker should fire at a slower rate than normal to preserve battery life.


Title: What should a VVI pacemaker do when the patient goes into asystole?
Post by: rand22 on Apr 14, 2019
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Title: What should a VVI pacemaker do when the patient goes into asystole?
Post by: linhhh on Apr 14, 2019
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