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13.3 Bioelectric impedance analysis

Problem

Cause

Remedy

The tab bia has been activated,
but no module selection
appears

Module selection has been
deactivated.

Check setting and change if necessary
(see “Adapting standard module selection
for BIA” on page 61)

Not all modules are activated in
the module selection

A standard module selection has been
specified, whereby some modules
have been deactivated.

• Activate missing modules in the module

selection directly and perform the
measurement

• Adapt standard module selection (see

“Creating standard module selection” on
page 62)

The message: „Electrode
detection could not be
performed successfully.”
appears

Patient’s skin too dry

Spray the skin on the contact points with
electrode spray

Patient’s skin too callous

Spray the skin on the contact points with
electrode spray

Electrodes faulty

Inform seca service

No PAL value can be entered
after a BIA

The evaluation module

Energy

has

been deactivated.

• If the evaluation module

Energy

is not

required, continue and finish the
measurement

• If the evaluation module

Energy

is

required, activate the evaluation module
(see “Checking the module selection” on
page 31) or (
see “Creating standard
module selection” on page 62)

The BIA results differ from the
expected results

The patient moved during the
measurement.

Request that the patient does not move
during the measurement and repeat the
measurement

The patient has used different pairs of
hand electrodes on the left and right.

Ensure that the patient uses the same
hand electrodes on both sides and repeat
the measurement

Electrodes faulty

Inform seca service

The value of an evaluation
module is displayed red in the
tab evaluation

The value falls outside of the normal
range calculated for the evaluation
module.

• Repeat the measurement in order to

exclude measurement errors

• If the repeat measurement also

produces a value outside of the normal
range, take the value into account in
further investigations

The assigned patient is no
longer displayed in tab

patient

after temporarily calling
another tab

The patient has been selected, but the
selection is not confirmed.

Re-assign the patient and press the

confirm

button (see “Assigning patient” on

page 35), only then can another tab be
selected

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