Pacemakers troubleshooting: models and common symptoms

2 pacemakers with troubleshooting records in ServiceForge. Each model page lists every documented symptom with its ranked causes and first check.

Models

• Medtronic 5348 181 symptoms
• Medtronic 5388 57 symptoms

Common symptoms

• Low battery indicator appears 5348, 5348, 5388
• Asystole after pacing termination 5348, 5348
• Device fails self-test 5348, 5348
• Device inhibits or reverts to asynchronous pacing during EMI exposure 5348, 5348
• Device reverts to asynchronous pacing 5348, 5348
• Electrostatic discharge damage 5348, 5348
• False indicator light signals 5348, 5348
• Fluid contamination of device 5348, 5348
• High-rate atrial pacing causes rapid ventricular conduction 5348, 5348
• Inappropriate sensing of far field signals 5348, 5348
• Increased or decreased rate 5348, 5348
• Loss of control of rate, output, sensitivity or power 5348, 5348
• No output 5348, 5348
• No sensing 5348, 5348
• Reversion to asynchronous pacing 5348, 5348

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