The "cannot meet PIP" alarm is active on a Bunnell Life Pulse High-Frequency Jet Ventilator.The respiratory therapist should do which of the following?
1)Check the humidifier cartridge for a leak.
2)Check the jet tube connection to the circuit.
3)Look for kinks in the jet tube connections.
4)Check the dump valve for proper function.

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The "cannot meet PIP" alarm can be a result of a leak in the humidifier cartridge/patient circuit; an incomplete connection of the circuit to the jet tube; a defective or damaged jet tube (e.g.,a kinked tube,improper positioning,occlusion,leak); the present settings being insufficient to ventilate larger patients; a patient fighting the Life Pulse; or an ineffective pinch valve opening action resulting in higher servo pressures being necessary to meet current settings.

The "Cannot Meet PIP" Alarm Is Active on a Bunnell