Fresenius Medical Care 2008K Operator's Manual page 171

Chapter 6—Alarms and Troubleshooting
Message Purpose of Message
Minor Blood Leak? A minor blood leak (approximately
0.35 – 0.45 ml/min) was detected in
the dialysate. Air can cause a false
alarm.
Must Be Alarm Free A conductivity alarm exists when an
SVS program attempted to start
Must Calibrate to Run Electronic self-test failure.
Must Clear UF Removed An action has been initiated that
requires the UF Removed to be
cleared to zero.
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Warning
Warning: During an
override, the machine's
blood leak detector is
inactive. You must
manually monitor the
treatment for evidence of
blood leak.
Type Action Required
Press RESET to reset the alarm. Press Override to continue to run
the blood pump if the alarm cannot be reset.
Check dialysate fluid from the red dialyzer return line for presence of
blood with a blood leak test strip.
If test is negative, recheck with a new blood leak test strip. If
negative after three checks, follow steps below:
Press Override to continue to run the blood pump while
troubleshooting the alarm.
Check the dialyzer supply and dialyzer return lines for air leaks,
especially at the connectors and the filter in the dialyzer return line.
Press RESET to reset alarm.
If unable to reset the alarm, return the patient's blood according to
procedure below (test positive) and alert a qualified service
technician.
If test is positive, proceed according to the unit's blood-leak policy. If
facility policy is to return patient's blood, follow the steps below.
Press RESET to reset all other blood flow alarms.
Press Override to enable the blood pump to run and return patient's
blood per unit protocol.
Note: Override will activate the blood pump for about
three minutes while a blood leak alarm exists. Press
Override again if needed.
Advisory Correct the conductivity alarm and start the SVS program.
Alarm Turn machine power off and back on. If alarm is not cleared, take the
machine out of service and alert a qualified technician.
Warning To proceed with the selected operation, set the UF Removed
treatment button to zero.
2008K Hemodialysis Machine Operator's Manual Rev P