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The report states, "the blood pressure unit itself is not displaying the numbers when in use of taking members blood pressure." customer reported, "patient was initially admitted for cellulitis complicated by pna and has past medical history of dm, ckd, osa, chf, narcolepsy, pad, cad, hypothyroidism, asthma, tia.Clinician was educating the patient on how to use the blood pressure cuff independently and discovered the blood pressure cuff was faulty.Clinician contacted medline to explain the situation and a new one was provided.Patient was at high risk but no medical care was required.Patient is stable and able to monitor blood pressure regularly." there were no reports of death, serious injury, medical intervention, or follow up care.It has been determined that the reported event could cause or contribute to serious injury if it were to occur again.In an abundance of caution, this medwatch is being filed.If any further relevant information is identified or obtained, a supplemental medwatch will be submitted.
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