Troubleshooting Physiological Alarm Messages at the TM80
TM80 Telemetry Monitor Operator’s Manual 15 - 7
Resp RR High Med* RR value has risen above
the high alarm limit or
fallen below the low
alarm limit.
Check the patient’s con-
dition and make sure
that the patient cate-
gory and alarm limit set-
tings are correct.
RR Low
No Chest Move-
ment
High The respiration signal
was so weak that the
monitor cannot perform
respiration analysis.
Check the patient’s con-
dition, module and
patient connections.
Resp Artifact The patient’s heartbeat
has interfered with his
respiration.
SpO
2
SpO
2
High Med* SpO
2
value has risen
above the high alarm
limit or fallen below the
low alarm limit.
Check the patient’s con-
dition and make sure
that the patient cate-
gory and alarm limit set-
tings are correct.
SpO
2
Low
SpO
2
Desat High The SpO
2
value has fallen
below the desaturation
alarm limit.
PR High Med* PR value has risen above
the high alarm limit or
fallen below the low
alarm limit.
PR Low
No Pulse High The pulse signal was so
weak that the monitor
cannot perform pulse
analysis.
Check the patient’s con-
dition, SpO
2
sensor, and
measurement site.
NIBP NIBP-S High Med* The NIBP systolic
pressure has risen above
the high alarm limit or
fallen below the low
alarm limit.
Check the patient’s con-
dition and check if the
alarm limit settings and
patient category are cor-
rect.
NIBP-S Low
NIBP-M High The NIBP mean pressure
has risen above the high
alarm limit or fallen
below the low alarm
limit.
NIBP-M Low
NIBP-D High The NIBP diastolic
pressure has risen above
the high alarm limit or
fallen below the low
alarm limit.
NIBP-D Low
Measurement Alarm message
Default
Alarm
priority
Possible cause Solution
* The asterisk (*) means the alarm priority is configurable.
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