The health care provider is planning to treat a client who has symptomatic, infranodal, third-degree heart block following cardiac surgery with temporary pacing. Which type of pacing would be most appropriate for this client?
A. Global pacing
B. Universal pacing
C. Synchronous pacing
D. Asynchronous pacing
D
Asynchronous pacing is most often used for clients who are profoundly bradycardic because it is found in clients with infranodal blocks or in those who are asystolic. This type of pacing fires at a fixed rate, regardless of the client's intrinsic rhythm.
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