https://ecgvn.com/en/tags/aai/ Recent content in Aai on ECG Library – LITFL Basics Hugo en-us Tue, 08 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://ecgvn.com/en/posts/pacemaker-rhythms-normal-patterns/ Tue, 08 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://ecgvn.com/en/posts/pacemaker-rhythms-normal-patterns/ <h4 id="pacemaker-components">Pacemaker Components</h4> <h5 id="1-pulse-generator">1. Pulse generator</h5> <ul> <li>Power source</li> <li>Battery</li> <li>Control circuitry</li> <li>Transmitter / Receiver</li> <li>Reed Switch (Magnet activated switch)</li> </ul> <h5 id="2-leads">2. Lead(s)</h5> <ul> <li>Single or multiple</li> <li>Unipolar or bipolar</li> </ul> <hr> <h4 id="pacemaker-classification">Pacemaker Classification</h4> <ul> <li>Pacemakers are classified by the nature of their pacing mode.</li> <li>Classification follows pacemaker code developed by the North American Society of Pacing and Electrophysiology (NASPE) and the British Pacing and Electrophysiology Group (BPEG).</li> <li>The NASPE/BPEG Generic (NBG) Pacemaker Code was last revised in 2002, although many textbooks still use the previous version from 1987.</li> <li>The code is expressed as a series of up to five letters.</li> </ul> <p><em><strong>NBG Pacemaker Code (2002)</strong></em></p>