CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIAS, MI MANAGEMENT, AND
PACEMAKER CARE EXAMS WITH CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS UPDATED 2025/2026 BEST
RATED A+ FOR SUCCESS
SA node
Primary pacemaker of the heart (60-100 bpm)
AV node intrinsic rate
40-60 bpm
Ventricular intrinsic rate
20-40 bpm
Normal sinus rhythm criteria
P wave before every QRS complex
Normal PR interval
0.12-0.20 seconds
Failure to sense pacemaker
Random pacer spikes (fires when it shouldn't)
Failure to capture pacemaker
Pacer spike with no QRS complex
Pacemaker teaching
, CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIAS, MI MANAGEMENT, AND
PACEMAKER CARE EXAMS WITH CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS UPDATED 2025/2026 BEST
RATED A+ FOR SUCCESS
Do not lift affected arm above shoulder level initially
Atrial fibrillation risk
Stroke due to clot formation
Primary goal in atrial fibrillation
Control ventricular rate
Medications for Afib rate control
Beta blocker or calcium channel blocker
Reason anticoagulation used in Afib
Prevent thromboembolic stroke
SVT first treatment
Adenosine 6 mg rapid IV push
Second dose SVT
Adenosine 12 mg
Shockable rhythms
PACEMAKER CARE EXAMS WITH CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS UPDATED 2025/2026 BEST
RATED A+ FOR SUCCESS
SA node
Primary pacemaker of the heart (60-100 bpm)
AV node intrinsic rate
40-60 bpm
Ventricular intrinsic rate
20-40 bpm
Normal sinus rhythm criteria
P wave before every QRS complex
Normal PR interval
0.12-0.20 seconds
Failure to sense pacemaker
Random pacer spikes (fires when it shouldn't)
Failure to capture pacemaker
Pacer spike with no QRS complex
Pacemaker teaching
, CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIAS, MI MANAGEMENT, AND
PACEMAKER CARE EXAMS WITH CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS UPDATED 2025/2026 BEST
RATED A+ FOR SUCCESS
Do not lift affected arm above shoulder level initially
Atrial fibrillation risk
Stroke due to clot formation
Primary goal in atrial fibrillation
Control ventricular rate
Medications for Afib rate control
Beta blocker or calcium channel blocker
Reason anticoagulation used in Afib
Prevent thromboembolic stroke
SVT first treatment
Adenosine 6 mg rapid IV push
Second dose SVT
Adenosine 12 mg
Shockable rhythms