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Pacemaker
Pacemaker
Pacemaker
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SUBMITTED TO SUBMITTED BY
MRS. ABHILASHA SAHA MS. SAROJ TIGGA
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR M.Sc. NURSING 1ST YEAR
HOD CHILD HEALTH NURSING HIND COLLEGE OF NURSING
Pacemaker
Introduction
The true beginning of the concept of a pacemaker began over 200 years ago.
In the late 1700s, Luigi Galvani discovered that he could cause contraction
of a frog heart simply by passing an electrical current through the heart. This
concept was further realized nearly 100 years later with the first successful
resuscitation of a child by Guilliame de Boulogne utilizing electricity. He
was able to accomplish this by introducing an electrical current to the
patient's chest with a return electrode on the leg after a drowning. After this
feat, much successful resuscitation was reported, leading to the term
"artificial cardiac pacemaker" by Dr. Hyman in 1932.
Pacemakers are adjustable artificial electrical pulse generators, frequently
emitting a pulse with a duration between 0.5 and 25 milliseconds with an
output of 0.1 to 15 volts, at a frequency up to 300 times per minute. The
cardiologist or pacemaker technologist will be able to interrogate and control
the pacing rate, the pulse width, and the voltage, whether the device is
temporary or permanent. Pacemakers are typically categorized as external or
internal. The external variety is almost always placed for temporary
stabilization of the patient or to facilitate some type of surgical procedure.
The implantable type is usually permanent and often, significantly more
complex than the temporary, external variety.
Pacemakers are the electrode device that can be used to initiate the heartbeat
when the hearts intrinsic electrical system cannot effectively generate a rate
adequate to support cardiac output.
A pacemaker is an electronic device that provides electrical stimuli to the
heart muscle.
Definition
A pacemaker is an electronic device used to pace the heart when the normal
conduction pathway is damaged or diseased.
Components of pacemaker
Electronic Pulse generator; contain the circuitry and batteries that determine
the rate (beat per minute) and the strength or output (millamperes) of the
electrical stimulus delivered to the heart.
Pacemaker electrodes (leads); which carry the impulse created by the
generator to the heart.
1. Endocardial leads.
2. Epicardial wires.
Most pacemaker have elective replacement indicates when the battery is
approaching depletion. The pacemaker contin
Etiology
Long QT syndrome
Hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy
Dilated cardiomyopathy
Recurrent syncope
Temporary pacemaker:
Are intended for short-term use during hospitalization. Are used to support
patents until they improve or reserve permanent pacemakers.
Epicardial wires and the endocardial may be temporary.
Located outside the body, and may be taped to the skin or attached to a belt
or to the patient’s bed.
The temporary generator size is about the size of a small paperback book.
Permanent pacemakers
Permanent pacemakers are pacemakers that are intended for long-term use.
Endocardial leads.
The generator implanted in a subcutaneous pocket.
They last approximately 6 to 12 years.
The permanents generator it weight less than 1oz and is the size of a thick
credit card.
Single chamber pacemaker. This type usually sends electrical signals to
the lower right chamber of the heart.
Dual chamber pacemaker. This type sends electrical signals to the upper
and lower right heart chambers.
Nursing management
Determine the type of CIED and its function by inspecting device card,
utilizing chest x-ray, and interviewing the patient. It is critical to determine
if the device is a pacemaker or ICD.
Differential Diagnosis
Hypothyroidism
Pacemaker malfunction
Pulmonary embolism
Complication
Pneumothorax
Wound infection
Pericarditis
Skin erosion
Lead dislodgment
Hematoma
Twiddler syndrome
Pacemaker syndrome
Pacemaker pseudomalfunction
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