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Title: The patient has a pacemaker with one pacing spike seen on the ECG before every Q
Post by: colleen on Mar 5, 2013
The patient has a pacemaker with one pacing spike seen on the ECG before every QRS complex. There is no change in the pacemaker rhythm over time, with rest or with activity. The nurse realizes that this means that this which type of pacemaker?
1. asynchronous pacing
2. demand pacing
3. dual-chamber pacing
4. atrial single-chamber pacing


Title: Re: The patient has a pacemaker with one pacing spike seen on the ECG before every Q
Post by: Kassie on Mar 7, 2013
1. asynchronous pacing

all the actions of each pacemaker are in the name, A- means 'without' and it is after sync, the rhythm is not in sync with the heartrate even with movement, and remains at a constant frequency.


Title: Re: The patient has a pacemaker with one pacing spike seen on the ECG before every Q
Post by: robertling on Mar 7, 2013
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