Your client has returned to the floor with a transthoracic pacemaker ready to be connected. You know that a transthoracic pacemaker is a temporary pacemaker used in what situation?
A) Transthoracic pacemakers are used in a client who has had open heart surgery.
B) Transthoracic pacemakers are used when a client has an MI.
C) Transthoracic pacemakers are used after a coronary bypass graft surgery.
D) Transthoracic pacemakers are used for tachyarrhythmias.
A
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The leads of a transthoracic pacemaker are inserted during open heart surgery. They extend from the chest incision. If the client requires cardiac pacing during postoperative recovery, the leads are connected to a temporary pacing unit.
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