Temporary Cardiac Pacing Quiz

True or False

Temporary Cardiac Pacing is used to maintain a normal heart rate in people whose own heart rate is not pumping enough blood around the body

• True

• False

When the sinoatrial (SA) node fires, atrial depolarization occurs.

In an ECG complex, this results in:

• QRS Complex

• T Wave

• P Wave

• P, QRS and T

When the atrioventricular (AV) node fires, ventricular depolarization occurs.

In an ECG complex, this results in:

• P, QRS and T

• T Wave

• P Wave

• QRS Complex

In an ECG complex, ventricular repolarization is represented by a:

• T wave

• P Wave

• QRS Complex

• P, QRS and T

Which of the following is NOT an indication for cardiac pacing?

• Sinus Bradycardia

• Complete Heart Block

• Temporary support of a patient after heart surgery

• Tamponade

Which type of temporary pacing is commonly used for a patient having major cardiac surgery?

• Biventricular Pacing

• Transcutaneous Pacing

• Epicardial Pacing

• Transvenous Pacing

Which cardiac chamber is NOT appropriate for a transvenous pacing wire lead?

• Left Atrium

• Right Atrium

• Right Ventricle

• Right Atrium & Right Ventricle

True or False

Transcutaneous pacing is NOT used only in emergency situations and does NOT use defib pads to deliver an electrical stimulus?

• True

• False

True or False

The pacemaker essentially does two things:

It senses a patient's own intrinsic rhythm & sends out an electrical signal to pace

• True

• False

Pacing Terminology

Which word defines the pacemaker's ability to "see" the patient's intrinsic electrical activity?

(i.e. the patient's own P wave or QRS complex)

• Pace

• Capture

• Trigger

• Sense