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DIALYSIS TECHNICIAN

Specialty Definition: DIALYSIS TECHNICIAN

DomainDefinition

Occupations

Sets up and operates hemodialysis machine to provide dialysis treatment for patients with kidney failure: Attaches dialyzer and tubing to machine to assemble for use. Mixes dialysate, according to formula. Primes dialyzer with saline or heparinized solution to prepare machine for use. Transports patient to dialysis room and positions patient on lounge chair at hemodialysis machine. Takes and records patient's predialysis weight, temperature, blood pressure, pulse rate, and respiration rate. Explains dialysis procedure and operation of hemodialysis machine to patient before treatment to allay anxieties. Cleans area of access (fistula, graft, or catheter), using antiseptic solution. Connects hemodialysis machine to access in patient's forearm or catheter site to start blood circulating through dialyzer. Inspects equipment settings, including pressures, conductivity (proportion of chemicals to water), and temperature to ensure conformance to safety standards. Starts blood flow pump at prescribed rate. Inspects venous and arterial pressures as registered on equipment to ensure pressures are within established limits. Calculates fluid removal or replacement to be achieved during dialysis procedure. Monitors patient for adverse reaction and hemodialysis machine for malfunction. Takes and records patient's postdialysis weight, temperature, blood pressure, pulse rate, and respiration rate. May fabricate parts, such as cannulas, tubing, catheters, connectors, and fittings, using handtools. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: DIALYSIS TECHNICIAN

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

dialysis technician

25

dialysis technician training

4

certification dialysis technician

2

dialysis technician school

2
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Anagrams: DIALYSIS TECHNICIAN

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-a-c-c-d-e-h-i-i-i-i-l-n-n-s-s-t-y"

-5 letters: dialecticians.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: DIALYSIS TECHNICIAN


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

44 49 41 4C 59 53 49 53      54 45 43 48 4E 49 43 49 41 4E

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

    

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01000100 01001001 01000001 01001100 01011001 01010011 01001001 01010011 00100000 01010100 01000101 01000011 01001000 01001110 01001001 01000011 01001001 01000001 01001110

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#68 &#73 &#65 &#76 &#89 &#83 &#73 &#83 &#32 &#84 &#69 &#67 &#72 &#78 &#73 &#67 &#73 &#65 &#78

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0044 0049 0041 004C 0059 0053 0049 0053      0054 0045 0043 0048 004E 0049 0043 0049 0041 004E

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

3843354659534353254393742484337433548

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INDEX

1. Expressions: Internet
2. Anagrams
3. Orthography
4. Bibliography


  

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