A patient with an irregular sinoatrial (SA)node conduction has a permanent pacemaker with the code AAIOO and is now going home.The patient asks,"What happens when my real SA node fires on its own?" The nurse responds that the pacemaker will:

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The code is A (chamber-paced)atria,A (sense impulse)atria only,I (inhibit)inhibit firing from the pacemaker,O (rate modification)no rate modification,and O (multichamber)no other chambers to be stimulated by the pacemaker.If the SA fires on its own,the pacemaker does nothing until it fails to sense an impulse.

A Patient with an Irregular Sinoatrial (SA)node Conduction Has a Permanent