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60 Cycle Interference

At first glance, something seems very wrong here.  An alarm has sounded, and look at that strange waveform!  Now look at the bottom trace, which shows blood pressure.  The rate is regular and the pressures are good.  This is artifact, and probably nothing is wrong with the patient.  The EKG traces are showing electrical interference usually caused by poor grounding of the bed or the monitor.