A Client Is Scheduled for Permanent Pacemaker Insertion

question 6

Multiple Choice

A client is scheduled for permanent pacemaker insertion.What instruction will this client need prior to discharge?

• A) Dizziness is to be expected.
• B) There are no special precautions.
• C) Wear a tight-fitting shirt to help hold the pacemaker in place.
• D) Use battery-powered equipment.

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Definitions:

Electron Transport Chain

A series of complexes that transfer electrons from electron donors to electron acceptors via redox reactions, and couples this electron transfer with the transfer of protons (H+ ions) across a membrane.

Calvin Cycle

A set of biochemical reactions that take place in the stroma of chloroplasts in photosynthetic organisms, resulting in the conversion of carbon dioxide and other compounds into glucose.

Thylakoid Membrane

Membranous sacs located within the chloroplasts of plants, sites of the light-dependent reactions of photosynthesis.

Carbohydrate Molecules

Organic compounds consisting of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen atoms, serving as a major energy source and structural component of living organisms.