*Healthcare Technology Problem Solving – 25% Flashcards
What should a tech do when a ventilator fails and a nurse wants it repaired immediately?
Follow hospital policy
Infant incubator isn’t working in skin mode when the infant is wrapped in a blanket. What is the most likely issue?
poor probe contact with skin
A biomed is going to perform a PM on a central station which will cause critical alarms. What should the biomed do first?
Notify appropriate unit coordinator or nurse
Primary advantage of fluid column ECG monitoring electrodes is the ________.
compensation for patient movement
ECG cart data transmission to archiving system could be incomplete due to defective network ________ or improper network ________.
hardware, configuration
Purple screen on a video monitor could be caused by.
Green component cable incorrectly attached
Balloon pump alarms: “failure to inflate” or “low gas” can be caused by ________ or ________.
rupture or leak
OR surgery table is plugged in and on. Hand pendant has lights, but table all or most table movements don’t move. What is a common cause?
stabilizing feet not locked
Movement, ambient light, cold extremities, NIBP pump on same extremity, diaphoresis, patient clutching hand or making fist, or fingernail polish can cause errors in what measurement?
SPO2
IV pump error caused by improperly blocked or crimped line near IV site.
Occlusion/distal alarm
A surgery tower has video image, but slave doesn’t. Slave is hooked up through a printer. Cause could be?
Likely that wrong input is selected or printer is in menu mode.
What could cause an ultrasound probe to heat during an exam?
lack of coupling media
If an NIBP monitor continuously pumps, what is the likely cause?
Leaky cuff or hose
A biomed is called to the OR for an anesthesia machine. The doctor wants it repaired immediately. What should the biomed do?
Follow hospital policy.
If there is a low gas alarm on an intra-aortic balloon pump, what should you check first?
check catheter for blood
For invasive blood pressure measurement. If the tip of the catheter is lower than the transducer, then the blood pressure will read?
Too low
Half of telemetry monitoring is lost at a central station. Most likely cause is?
Access point or antenna issue.
Nurse states that surgical laser won’t turn on after housekeeping was in room but it worked in the last case. What is an easily resolved possible cause?
Emergency stop depressed while cleaning.
If a water bath is not heating, but has power, what is the likely issue?
water level low
PCA pump error of “dose not requested” is displayed. What could be the issue?
faulty controller
What could defibrillator paddle pitting cause?
patient burns
Simplest cause of no video capture on Endo computer from C-arm.
video input selection
Lead I will display, but not Lead II or Lead III. What is the likely issue?
LL (Red) connection/lead bad
