IBP Troubleshooting IBP Monitoring (optional)
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9.5 IBP Troubleshooting
MESSAGE/PROBLEM REASON SOLUTION
Damped Invasive
Waveform
Air bubbles in tubing. Eliminate air from tubing.
Kinked catheter. Change position of catheter,
check patient.
Catheter against wall of blood
vessel.
Check for leaks at connector, flush
catheter.
Blood in tubing. Pump pressure bag up to 300
mmHg.
Catheter partially occluded with
clot.
Consult physician.
IBP not Displayed / No
IBP Waveform
Improper Setup. Check display setup in monitor
setup.
Cable not plugged in. Check cable.
Transducer not connected. Check transducer connection.
Stopcock turned improperly. Check transducer.
Transducer not zeroed. Check and zero the transducer.
Dashes are displayed The measured result is invalid or
out of range.
IBP might be set to non-pulsatile
labels like CVP, LA, RA, and ICP.
Abnormally High or Low
readings
Transducer too HIGH or to LOW. Check patient adjust transducer
rezero.
Unable to Zero Stopcock not open to
atmosphere.
Check transducer.
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