Week 1 Cardiac Device Technician Curriculum
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Lesson 1: Cardiac Device Technician
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Lesson 2: Cardiovascular Anatomy And Physiology
This lesson discusses cardiovascular anatomy and physiology.
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Lesson 3: Cardiovascular Pathophysiology
This lesson is a discussion of cardiovascular pathophysiology.
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Lesson 4: Diagnostics Testing for Cardiovascular Disease
This lesson focuses on Diagnostics Testing for Cardiovascular Disease.
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Lesson 5: Treatment modalities for Coronary Artery Disease
This lesson discusses the treatment modalities for Coronary After Disease
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Lesson 6: Electrophysiology of the Heart
This lesson discusses the Electrophysiology of the Heart
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Lesson 7: Electrical Conduction System of the Heart
This lesson discusses the Electrical Conduction System of the Heart.
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Lesson 8: Fundamentals of the ECG
Discussion on the Fundamentals of the ECG.
Week 2 Cardiac Device Technician Curriculum
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Lesson 9: Systematic Approach to the ECG
A discussion on the Systematic Approach to the ECG.
Lesson 10 is a discussion on Sinus Rhythms.
This lesson discusses Atrial Rhythm.
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Lesson 12: Junctional Rhythms
A discussion on Junctional Rhythm
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Lesson 13: Ventricular Rhythm
A discussion of Ventricular Rhythm.
A discussion of the AV Block.
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Lesson 15: Rhythm Analysis
A discussion on Rhythm Analysis.
Week 3 Cardiac Device Technician Curriculum
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Lesson 16: Indications for Pacing
A discussion on indications for pacing.
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Lesson 17: Pacemaker Code and Mode Selection
A discussion on Pacemaker Code and Mode.
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Lesson 18: Components of the Post Generator and Leads
A discussion of the Components of the Post Generator and Leads
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Lesson 19: Single Chamber Timing
A discussion on Single Chamber Timing
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Lesson 20: Chamber Pacing Trouble Shooting
A discussion on Chamber Pacing Trouble Shooting
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Lesson 21A: Pace ECG Practice 2
A discussion on Pace ECG Practice 2
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Lesson 21B: Pacemaker and Code Selection 2
Discussion on Pacemaker and Code Selection 2
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Lesson 22: Basic Dual Chamber Timing Cycles
A discussion on Basic Dual Chamber Timing Cycles.
Week 4 Cardiac Device Technician Curriculum
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Lesson 23: Atrial Timing Cycles in Dual Chamber Pacing
A discussion on Atrial Timing Cycles in Dual Chamber Pacing.
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Lesson 24: Ventricular Timing Cycles in Dual Chamber Pacing
A discussion on the Ventricular Timing Cycles in Dual Chamber Pacing.
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Lesson 25: Dual Chamber ECG Analysis and Trouble Shooting
A discussion on the Dual Chamber ECG Analysis and Trouble Shooting.
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Lesson 26: Paced ECG Practice
A discussion on Paced ECG Practice
Week 5 Cardiac Device Technician
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Lesson 27: Pacemaker Electrogram Interpretation
A discussion on Pacemaker Electrogram Interpretation
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Lesson 28: Advanced Features in Dual-Chamber Pacing
A discussion on Advanced Features in Dual-Chamber Pacing.
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Lesson 29: Rate Responsive Pacing
Rate Responsive Pacing
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Lesson 30: Pacemaker-Follow-Up-Read
A discussion on Pacemaker-Follow-Up-Read.
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Lesson 31: Pacemaker Implantation
A discussion on Pacemaker Implantation.
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Lesson 32: History of the ICD
A lesson on History of the ICD.
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Lesson 33: Sudden Cardiac Arrest
A discussion on Sudden Cardiac Arrest.
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Lesson 34: ICD Clinical Trials and Indications
A discussion on ICD Clinical Trials and Indications
A discussion on ICD Sensing
A discussion on ICD Detection
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Lesson 37: SVT Discrimination
A discussion on SVT Discrimination.
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Lesson 39: Preventing Inappropriate Shocks
A discussion on Preventing Inappropriate Shocks.
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Lesson 38: ICD Therapy (ATP and Shocks)
A discussion on ICD Therapy (ATP and Shocks).
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Lesson 40: ICD Electrograms
A lesson on ICD Electrograms.
A discussion on ICD Follow-up.
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Lesson 42: Mechanisms of Heart Failure
A discussion on the Mechanisms of Heart Failure.
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Lesson 43: Management of Heart Failure
A discussion on the Management of Heart Failure.
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Lesson 44: CRT Clinical Trials
A discussion on the CRT Clinical Trials.
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Lesson 45: Indications for CRT
A discussion on the Indications for CRT.
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Lesson 46: CRT Implanatation
A discussion on CRT Implanatation.
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Lesson 47: BiVentricular Pacing
A discussion on BiVentricular-Pacing.
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Lesson 48: CRT Diagnostics
A discussion on CRT Diagnostics.
A discussion on CRT Follow-up.