Bcit Nscc 7150 Module 11 Updated Actual Questions And Correct Answers

BCIT NSCC 7150 MODULE 11 UPDATED ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS

Question:
1. Why do we use pacemakers?

Answer:
Heart not pump fast enough, CO drops - pacemaker can fix

Question:
2. 3 categorization methods of Pacemakers

Answer:
Temporary or Permanent
Type of Temporary
Type of pacing - how are they programmed

Question:
3. Permanent Pacemakers:
What are they used for
Where are they placed?

Answer:
Patients with permanent, hemodynamically compromising bradydysrhythmias
Implanted under skin and SC tissue in upper chest or upper abdomen

Question:
4. Temporary Pacemakers:
What are they used for
Where are they placed?

Answer:
Used in emergency situations or when the bradydysrhythmias are believed to be
transient.
Equipment is external to patient

Question:
5. Leadless pacemakers: Where do they go?

Answer:
Directly implanted into heart

, Question:
6. Types of Temporary Pacemakers: How do we
differentiate?

Answer:
Categorized based on how the electrical stimulus is delivered from external
generator 'box' to cardiac tissue

Question:
7. Temporary Pacemaker types:

Answer:
Transvenous
Transcutaneous
Epicardial

Question:
8. Transvenous
Transcutaneous
Epicardial

Answer:
Transvenous: Lead insert through vein to heart
Transcutaneous: Via electrode pads on chest wall
Epicardial: Via fine wires attached to epicardium applied during open heart
surgery

Question:
9. Type of pacing
SIngle and Dual chamber
How do they differ

Answer:
Single: One chamber paced only
Dual: Two chambers can be paced

Question:
10. Indications of pacemakers

Answer:
Manage cardiac dysrhythmias, enhance CO
Esp when low CO due to dysrhythmia