A Pacemaker And Its Purpose

If a pacemaker is implanted to control Greg’s heart rate, he will need or will be forced to make certain life changes to maintain the device. There are many precautions that he will need to take such as keeping electronics a certain distance from directly over the pacemaker and may have other issues in any metal detector situations (Staff, Pacemakers, 2016). In my opinion I think that Greg will be able to play sports again; but, certain sports may be out of the question. Due to the fact of the contact in certain sports, Greg would risk getting hit again putting him as risk for another

Arrhythmias are irregular rhythms of the heartbeat which can be fast paced or slow paced.

Most physicians and people who acquired the problem usually know it as A-FIB, a shorter term for atrial fibrillation. Atrial fibrillation deals with the cardiovascular system, in particular, the heart in the body. It is defined as, “the electrical signals that control this system are off-kilter. Instead of working together the atria do their own thing, causing fast fluttering heartbeat, also known as arrhythmia” (WEBMD). In a normal pumping blood of the heart the atria would squeeze first, followed by the ventricles of the heart. A-fib can be a serious issue if not treated, due to the inadequate pumping of the blood, causing a higher chance of heart failure. It is also a higher chance in getting a stroke, because improper flow of the blood can cause clots in the

At this point, we do not know exactly what are the settings, we have previous requested pacemaker operative report from Regions. Unfortunately, from what he is telling today, his date of the birth was not correct as such dose report were not same. He noted that he thinks he came back from the hospital, he has not had similar complaint or concern or report of chest pain. It should be noted that hospital records, with a troponin that was negative, 12-lead EKG was similar to the one that was obtained here, essentially identifying sinus bradycardia with first-degree AV block, left ventricular hypertrophy with repolarization abnormality. QT was prolonged, similar EKG obtained at facility also identified pretty much the same abnormality pattern. Troponin was negative. Other workup included chest x-ray in the hospital were all unremarkable. Today he is not reporting any chest pain, no shortness of breath, no nausea or emesis. He has got healed ____ scar to the left chest from pacemaker implantation which is completely healed but slightly

If the heart beats too fast, too slow or irregularly, it may not be able to pump enough blood to all of the body.

CMS received a request to examine a list of ICD–10–PCS procedure code combinations that describe procedures involving pacemakers to determine if some procedure code combinations were excluded from the ICD–10 MS–DRG assignments for MS–DRGs 242, 243, and 244 (Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant with MCC, with CC, and without CC/MCC). CMS proposed to modify the ICD–10 MS– DRG logic so that if certain ICD–10– PCS procedure codes describing procedures involving pacemaker devices listed is reported in combination with one of the ICD–10–PCS procedure codes describing procedures involving certain leads, the case would be assigned to MS–DRGs 242, 243, and 244. CMS also examined their GROUPER logic for MS–DRGs 258 and 259 (Cardiac Pacemaker Device Replacement with and without MCC, respectively). Assignments of cases to these MS–DRGs also include qualifying ICD–10–PCS procedure code combinations describing procedures that involve the removal of pacemaker devices and the insertion of new devices. They thought their logic was overly complex and felt a more simplified approach would be to create a list of all ICD–10–PCS procedure codes describing procedures involving cardiac pacemaker device insertions.

The issue is whether to respect the family’s autonomy and remove the pacemaker that is prolonging Jeffery’s life and create more suffering, or if this is beneficent. Today, pacemakers are a common treatment for cardiac rhythm problems and can be life sustaining. According to Zellner et al. (2009), “As patients age and

The device is needed when a person’s heart fails to operate correctly. A person needing an artificial heart would be extremely ill that is they would not be able to function like an everyday person. E.g. – walking.

Today millions of Americans live or have lived with Atrial fibrillation. The main concern with this health issue is that many people who lived with it sometimes are not aware of it. Atrial fibrillation is defined by Mayo Clinic (2012) as “an irregular and often rapid heart rate that commonly causes poor blood flow to the body”. It occurs when the four chambers of the heart have a disrupted rhythm. The abnormal functionality of health may lead to a stroke because of the possible blood clot that will be formed. The Atrial fibrillation or Afib put the body in a situation without oxygen and nutrients because the body is not well supplied by a heart that is became weak. In general, only few people will feel change in their heartbeat. They may verbalize

Particularly heart beat irregularities (atrial fibrillation), disease of the heart valves, congestive heart failure or recent heart attack.

In 2005, NASA started the mission: "Keeping The Beat" which is a mission focused on creating a heart monitoring system that will not only help astronauts in space, but thousands of Americans on Earth.The system will use an advanced electrocardiograph, made at MetroHealth Medical Center, to amplify astronauts heart patterns and detect changes in rhythm during tests.Also, this will help 70 to 80 percent of patients at risk of cardiac arrhythmias by detecting these small changes, and as a result, saving many lives form the most common type of deadly heart attack in the U.S.Once further research is done, NASA said that the device will also track patients locations, so in case of emergency the hospital knows where to find the patient, and therefore

Regular electrical impulses are sent within the conduction system of the heart prompting contraction (Marieb, 2015). These electrical signals can be identified and documented by the use of an electrocardiography (ECG) machine. In a familiar ECG recording, three waves will occur; The P wave, QRS complex and

Batteries are essential for the wireless heart monitors to operate. A battery is composed of electrochemical cells that convert stored chemical energy to electrical energy and consists of a cathode (the positive terminal) and an anode (the negative terminal). The battery needs to connect to the external circuits of the wireless heart monitor, and electrolytes move and cause the electrolytes to act as ions and preform work. There are two ways in which batteries can behave: a primary and a secondary battery. Primary batteries are disposable after one use and secondary batteries can be reused after being charges. In primary batteries once the electrodes have changed during battery use, they cannot b0e changed back. Secondary batteries can be recharged, and the initial make-up of the electrodes can be changed by a reverse-current. Primary batteries are mainly used in devices that require low amounts of energy and are not left on perpetually. Secondary batteries are best suited to devices that are constantly used such as hearing aids and car batteries[1].

The subjects were chosen from the University of Colorado Denver physiology lab. All were students and age ranged from 18 to 35 years, without any health concerns. A quick screening of the health related questions: do you have a pacemaker, do you have exaggerated reactions to stimuli, and do you have any health problems, was conducted to test for the participants health concerns.

The heart is one of the most important organs in an organism’s body, no matter if they are aquatic, amphibian, or a mammal. This super organ works automatically, able to pump massive amounts of oxygen rich blood through the body by means of electrical impulses and the opening and closing of valves within its many layers. It is what keeps us and every other creature on this earth alive; so it is only natural for one to fear when there might be a problem with one’s heart. A cardiac arrhythmia can happen to anyone, no matter the age, race, or gender, and as such, doctors and scientist have spent years trying to better understand the heart and the way it functions so that they can try to prevent these problems and save millions of lives.