This is the simplest module of them all. Simply look for pacing spikes in all leads. The issue could be a defective pacemaker, or an issue with the pacing leads. If pacing spikes are noticed and the patient has had arrhythmia-like symptoms, then the pacemaker must be interrogated.
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