CCI Pacemaker and Implantable Device Assessment

Question 1

In the NBG pacemaker coding system, what does the first letter represent?

Accepted Answer

Chamber paced

Answer

Chamber sensed

Answer

Response to sensing

Answer

Rate modulation

Question 2

What does the letter 'R' in the fourth position of the NBG pacemaker code indicate?

Accepted Answer

Rate-responsive pacing

Answer

Refractory period programming

Answer

Remote monitoring capability

Answer

Resynchronization therapy

Question 3

Which pacemaker mode tracks atrial activity and paces the ventricle after a programmed AV delay?

Accepted Answer

VDD

Answer

VVI

Answer

AAI

Answer

VOO

Question 4

What is the most common primary indication for permanent pacemaker implantation?

Accepted Answer

Symptomatic bradycardia

Answer

Ventricular tachycardia

Answer

Atrial fibrillation with rapid ventricular response

Answer

Hypertensive urgency

Question 5

Which vascular access site is most commonly associated with pneumothorax as a complication of pacemaker lead implantation?

Accepted Answer

Subclavian vein

Answer

Femoral vein

Answer

Internal jugular vein

Answer

Cephalic vein

Question 6

In a DDD pacemaker, what does the 'D' in the third position (response to sensing) indicate?

Accepted Answer

The device inhibits in one chamber and triggers in the other

Answer

Dual-chamber pacing only

Answer

The device delivers defibrillation shocks

Answer

The device is inhibited in both chambers

Question 7

Pacemaker syndrome is best described as symptoms caused by which of the following?

Accepted Answer

AV dyssynchrony during ventricular pacing

Answer

Lead insulation failure

Answer

Battery end-of-life

Answer

Electromagnetic interference