Your client has just been admitted with bradycardia and scheduled for the insertion of a pacemaker. You notify the physician that the client's heart rate has dropped into the 40 beats per minute range. The physician orders a temporary pacemaker. You know that there are different types of temporary pacemakers. What types of temporary pacemakers are there? Select all that apply.
A) Transatrial
B) Transcutaneous
C) Transvenous
D) Transthoracic
E) Transabdominal

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Transcutaneous, transvenous, and transthoracic are types of temporary pacemakers used to manage bradycardia. Transcutaneous pacemakers are external and non-invasive, transvenous pacemakers involve threading a lead through a vein to the heart, and transthoracic pacemakers involve placing leads directly on the heart through the chest wall. Transatrial and transabdominal are not recognized types of temporary pacemakers.

Your Client Has Just Been Admitted with Bradycardia and Scheduled