In this episode, Dave is joined by Tarlan Hedayati, MD, FACEP, to discuss how to decipher dysrhythmias in devices such as Pacemakers and ICD's.

Dr. Hedayati is a practicing Emergency Physician in Cook County, Chicago. She is also the Associate Professor and Chair of Education for the Emergency Medicine Department. 

Also In This Episode

• What does normal paced rhythm look like?
  • ECG Tracing example
• Failure to Pace
  • What does a magnet do to a Pacemaker?
• Failure to Capture
  • ECG Tracing examples
  • Pacemaker X-Ray examples
  • Twiddler's Syndrome 
• Failure to Sense
  • ECG Tracing examples
  • Pacemaker Mediated Tachycardia
  • Runaway Pacemaker
• Magnet in ICD's 
• Review - Look at the ECG
  • Look at the rate?
  • Are there pacer spikes?
  • Are there p's and/or QRS after every spike?
  • Are the spikes appropriate?

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Connect with Tarlan Hedayati: 

Twitter: @HedayatiMD https://twitter.com/HedayatiMD

 

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