Cant put a swan in the MRI either. If it is absolutely essential (which it most likely isnt) that he needs an MRI, the pacer needs to be interrogated to see
1. Is he pacemaker dependent. Just because he was in complete block when it was put in doesnt mean he is now.
2. What happens when I put a magnet on it. Not that it really matters in this case since my magnet is going nowhere near the MRI which will probably mess up the pacer programming anyway.
If he actually isnt pacer dependent and needs the MRI, then deactivate the pacer do the MRI with whatever sedation works for you, and keep the crash cart with pacing pads close by. tell the MRI folks they may need to abort quickly. If not tell them to go to CT or PET for whatever they need the scan for.
by the way, some abbreviations are not standard practice for all areas/institutions and it doesnt take that long to type out most things. It would be appreciated if the conditions were spelled out in the future. This especially annoys me on notes on our pediatric patients when the peds guys use some f'd up abbreviation for a condition I've not read about since med school.