What are 3 types of home emergencies
What is Fire, Flooding, Power Outage, Gas Leak, Somethings Broken, Locked Out, Infestation, Carbon Monoxide, etc...
Identified by "Grouped beating"?
Pacemaker Wenkebach
Definition of AERP?
What is mode switching?
Switching from a tracking mode to a non tracking mode during atrial tachycardia
What company is known for colorful signal channels?
Boston scientific
Definition of PMT?
What is an endless loop tachycardia, sustained by the presence of a pace maker
What is the max tracking rate?
After extra stimulus pacing, you look at this HIS signal and realize you lose the ventricular signal, what did you find? (AH but no V)
AVERP
What are the 4 tracking modes
1.) DDD
2.) VDD
3.) DDDR
4.) VDDR
What company created the VIP
Medtronic
What causes PMT?
Trigger ( Loss of AV synchrony)
What are the 2 types of upper rate behavior
Pacemaker wenkebach
Fixed ratio block (2:1 conduction)
After extra stimulus pacing, you look at this HIS signal and realize you lose the ventricular and HIS signal, what did you find? (A but no HV)
AVNERP
What must the atrium meet before a device mode switches?
Entry Criteria
What does ATR stand for and what company utilizes this mode switch variation?
Atrial tachycardia response and Boston scientific
What are the 2 most common triggers of PMT?
What is the best upper rate behavior?
1:1 CONDUCTION
How to measure SNRT
Mode switching does not do these 4 things?
1.) Reduce Stroke
2.) Stop Afib
3.) Eliminate the need for anticoagulations
4.) Slow down ventricular response
What is VIP and What company utilizes it?
Abbott
Form of AV search Hysteresis
Name the 4 requirements for PMT?
1.) Dual chamber device
2.) retrograde conduction
3.) VA interval longer than PVARP
4.) A triggering event
Max tracking rate is programmable based on
Patient activity levels
age
LV function
Tolerance of PMT
What pacing method is used to uncover the SNRT
Most common reason for improper mode switching?
FFROWS
Name the 4 names for mode switching and their respective company
Abbott: AMS
BS: ATR
Medtronic: Mode switch
Biotronik: Mode switching