Pacemakers and ICDs - Amy Grace Rapsang
A pace-making system consists of an impulse generator and lead(s) to carry the electrical impulse to the patient's heart. When a device-implanted patient undergoes any procedure (with or without…
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A pace-making system consists of an impulse generator and lead(s) to carry the electrical impulse to the patient's heart. When a device-implanted patient undergoes any procedure (with or without anesthesia), special precautions have to be observed including a focused history and physical examination; interrogation of pacemaker before and after the procedure; emergency drugs; temporary pacing and defibrillation; re-programming of pacemaker and disabling certain pacemaker functions if required; monitoring of electrolytes and metabolic disturbance and avoiding certain drugs and equipment that can