Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitor 90217 Service Manual
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Troubleshooting
Base Station Report Event Codes
The following list contains the extended event codes, which may appear in a blood pressure
report. The extended event code digit appears in the first (tens) digit position (for example, 11).
The list is grouped according to the monitor event code (if applicable), which would be displayed at
the time of the event. The codes are printed as a numeric value in the systolic column with all other
columns printing zero.
Monitor displays -- EC00
Base Station report prints:
10 Measurement aborted as the result of excess movement artifact. Frequent “10”
messages may indicate an air leak.
20 A) A very large number of movement artifacts.
B) Heart rate arrhythmia.
30 A) Movement artifact at mean arterial pressure.
B) Heart rate arrhythmia.
40 A) Movement artifact at systole.
B) Heart rate arrhythmia.
50 A) Movement artifact at diastole.
B) Heart rate arrhythmia.
Monitor displays -- EC01
Base Station report prints:
11 Did not pump above the mean arterial pressure.
21 Did not pump above the systolic pressure.
Monitor displays -- EC02
Base station report prints:
12 Did not reach initial cuff pressure. The cuff may have been improperly applied or
there may be an air leak.
22 Overpressure.
32 Overpressure.
42 No cuff attached.
52 Kinked hose.
62 Cuff applied too loosely.
72 Kinked hose.
82 Kinked hose.
Monitor displays -- EC03
Base station report prints:
03 Patient canceled measurement by pressing monitor’s START/STOP button.
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