IBHRE study review UPDATED ACTUAL
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
How does remote monitoring improve survival? - CORRECT ANSWER - Alerts allow for
earlier detection of problems, therefore allowing more effective treatment.
Name the benefits of remote monitoring: - CORRECT ANSWER - Increased efficiency,
reduced cost, expedited clinical decisions and improved survival.
Remote monitoring is a ________ indication for all patients. - CORRECT ANSWER -
Class I.
Which of the following would be a red alert? - CORRECT ANSWER - Treated VF
episode.
How does an Implantable Loop Recorder detect A fib? - CORRECT ANSWER - R-R
irregularity.
Which of the following is used for the shortest amount of time? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Holter monitor.
When interrogating an IRL, which test can't you run? - CORRECT ANSWER - Threshold
test.
Which of the following only records events or when a patient presses a button? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Event recorder.
Which of the following continuously loops over data, saving specific episodes for up to 5 years?
- CORRECT ANSWER - Implantable loop recorder
, Implantable loop recorders can also be known as? - CORRECT ANSWER - Implantable
cardiac monitor.
Insertable cardiac monitor.
Injectable cardiac monitor.
How long must a recorded pause on an IRL last for an asymptomatic patient to warrant a
pacemaker? - CORRECT ANSWER - > 3 secs.
True or False: Complete heart block is an indication for an ILR. - CORRECT ANSWER -
False; Complete heart block is an indication for a pacemaker since that patient has no AV
conduction.
How does an IRL detect atrial fibrillation? - CORRECT ANSWER - Irregularity of
ventricular rhythm.
A fib creates an irregularly irregular ventricular pattern, which can be distinguished from most
other SVTs. ILRs can only sense ventricular beats, so this is the method they use to detect AF.
Why does time of day matter when analyzing IRL brady reports? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Patient rates are likely to be much slower at night when they are sleeping and
do not necessitate a pacemaker.
In a single chamber device, if the pacing rate is faster than the programmed base rate, that
means: - CORRECT ANSWER - Rate response is turned on.
What is the purpose of the blanked flutter search and atrial flutter response algorithms? -
CORRECT ANSWER - To help the device to sense flutter waves that are falling into
PVAB on every other beat.
Which of the following adjusts the atrial pacing rate above the intrinsic rhythm to keep the atria
refractory and suppress AF triggers? - CORRECT ANSWER - Pace conditioning
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
How does remote monitoring improve survival? - CORRECT ANSWER - Alerts allow for
earlier detection of problems, therefore allowing more effective treatment.
Name the benefits of remote monitoring: - CORRECT ANSWER - Increased efficiency,
reduced cost, expedited clinical decisions and improved survival.
Remote monitoring is a ________ indication for all patients. - CORRECT ANSWER -
Class I.
Which of the following would be a red alert? - CORRECT ANSWER - Treated VF
episode.
How does an Implantable Loop Recorder detect A fib? - CORRECT ANSWER - R-R
irregularity.
Which of the following is used for the shortest amount of time? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Holter monitor.
When interrogating an IRL, which test can't you run? - CORRECT ANSWER - Threshold
test.
Which of the following only records events or when a patient presses a button? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Event recorder.
Which of the following continuously loops over data, saving specific episodes for up to 5 years?
- CORRECT ANSWER - Implantable loop recorder
, Implantable loop recorders can also be known as? - CORRECT ANSWER - Implantable
cardiac monitor.
Insertable cardiac monitor.
Injectable cardiac monitor.
How long must a recorded pause on an IRL last for an asymptomatic patient to warrant a
pacemaker? - CORRECT ANSWER - > 3 secs.
True or False: Complete heart block is an indication for an ILR. - CORRECT ANSWER -
False; Complete heart block is an indication for a pacemaker since that patient has no AV
conduction.
How does an IRL detect atrial fibrillation? - CORRECT ANSWER - Irregularity of
ventricular rhythm.
A fib creates an irregularly irregular ventricular pattern, which can be distinguished from most
other SVTs. ILRs can only sense ventricular beats, so this is the method they use to detect AF.
Why does time of day matter when analyzing IRL brady reports? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Patient rates are likely to be much slower at night when they are sleeping and
do not necessitate a pacemaker.
In a single chamber device, if the pacing rate is faster than the programmed base rate, that
means: - CORRECT ANSWER - Rate response is turned on.
What is the purpose of the blanked flutter search and atrial flutter response algorithms? -
CORRECT ANSWER - To help the device to sense flutter waves that are falling into
PVAB on every other beat.
Which of the following adjusts the atrial pacing rate above the intrinsic rhythm to keep the atria
refractory and suppress AF triggers? - CORRECT ANSWER - Pace conditioning
