GE CARESCAPE - Invasive pressure troubleshooting

Invasivepressures
Displayedvalueswillswitchbetween:Art123/51( )andArt100/60( )
Invasivepressuretroubleshooting
ProblemSolution
ArtifactdetectedandtheSmartBPoptionisturned
on.
●Checkthepatient.
●Repositionthecatheter.
●Zerothetransducer.
●Ifproblempersists,turnofftheSmartBPoption.
●IftheSmartBPoptionisturnedoff,usetheaudio
pausefeaturebeforedrawingbloodandbefore
zeroingtoreducenuisancealarms.
Invasivepressurereadingsseemunstable.●Makesuretherearenoairbubblesinthe
transducersystems.
●Flushandzero.
●Placethetransduceronthepatient’sphlebostatic
axis.
---/---(80)Systolicanddiastolicpressurevaluesdo
notdisplay.
ThismaybeduetotheSmartBPoptiondetecting
artifact.Whenartifactsaredetected,onlyMean
valuesaredisplayed.
●Checkthepatient.
●TurnofftheSmartBPifrequired.
Invasivepressurewaveformisdisplayedbutno
numericvaluesaredisplayed.
●Zerothechannel.Invasivepressurenumeric
valuesaredisplayedonlyforsuccessfullyzeroed
channels.
Zeroingofinvasivepressurechannel(s)fails.●Ensurethatthechannelsareopentoair.
Thechannelstandbyisnotselectable,oritis
terminatedwithouttheusergivingtheactivation
request.
Ifthepressuresremainbetween10mmHgand
250mmHgfor10secondsormore,theselectionis
disabledorthestandbyisterminated.
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