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A professional who prepares, measures, and administers radiopharmaceuticals in diagnostic and therapeutic studies, utilizing variety of equipment and following prescribed procedures. Responsibilities include:
* Prepares stock solutions of radiopharmaceutical materials, calculates doses, and administers doses, under direction of physician.
* Calibrates equipment.
* Performs diagnostic studies on patients as prescribed by physician, using scanners or scintillation cameras to detect radiation emitted and to produce image of organ on photographic film.
* Measures radioactivity, using Geiger counters, scalers, and scintillation detectors.
* Administers therapeutic doses of radiopharmaceuticals under direction of physician.
* Follows radiation safety techniques in use and disposal of radioactive materials.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who assists orthotist in providing care and fabricating and fitting orthopedic braces to patients with disabling conditions of limbs and spine. Responsibilities include:
* Under guidance of and in consultation with orthotist, makes assigned casts, measurements, model modifications, and layouts.
* Performs fitting, including static and dynamic alignments.
* Evaluates orthopedic braces on patient to ensure fit, function, and quality.
* Repairs and maintains orthopedic braces.
* May be responsible for performance of other personnel.
* May also perform functions of prosthetics assistant and be designated Orthotics-Prosthetics Assistant.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who assists prosthetist in providing care to and fabricating and fitting prostheses for patients with partial or total absence of limb. Responsibilities include:
* Under direction of prosthetist, makes assigned casts, measurements, and model modifications.
* Performs fitting, including static and dynamic alignments.
* Evaluates prosthesis on patient to ensure fit, function, and quality of work.
* Repairs and maintains prostheses.
* May be responsible for performance of other personnel.
* May also perform functions of orthotics assistant .
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who provides radiation therapy to patients as prescribed by radiologist , according to established practices and standards. Responsibilities include:
* Reviews prescription, diagnosis, patient chart, and identification.
* Acts as liaison with physicist and supportive care personnel.
* Prepares equipment, such as immobilization, treatment, and protection devices, and positions patient according to prescription.
* Enters data into computer and sets controls to operate and adjust equipment and regulate dosage.
* Observes and reassures patient during treatment and reports unusual reactions to physician.
* Photographs treated area of patient and processes film.
* Maintains records, reports, and files as required.
* Follows principles of radiation protection for patient, self, and others.
* May assist in dosimetry procedures and tumor localization.
* May train therapy students.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who tests and measures eye function to assist ophthalmologist to diagnose and treat eye disorders and disease. Responsibilities include:
* Tests patient's far acuity, near acuity, peripheral vision, depth perception, and color perception to assist ophthalmologist to diagnose and treat eye disorders and disease.
* Examines eye, using slit lamp, for abnormalities of cornea, and anterior and posterior chambers.
* Applies drops to anesthetize, dilate, or medicate eyes.
* Measures intraocular pressure of eyes (glaucoma test).
* Tests patient's field of vision, including central and peripheral vision, for defects, and charts test results on graph paper.
* Measures axial length of eye, using ultrasound equipment.
* Performs other tests and measurements as requested by physician.
* Gives instructions to patients concerning eye care.
* May supervise other technicians and be known as Chief Ophthalmic Technician.
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A professional who administers audiometric screening and threshold tests, generally pure-tone air conduction, to individuals or groups, under supervision of audiologist or otolaryngologist. Fits earphones on subject and provides instruction on procedures to be followed. Adjusts audiometer to control sound emitted and records subjects' responses. Refers individuals to audiologist for interpretation of test results and need for more definitive hearing examination or to physician for medical examination.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who sets up and operates hemodialysis machine to provide dialysis treatment for patients with kidney failure. Responsibilities include:
* 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.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who sets up and operates hemodialysis machine to provide dialysis treatment for patients with kidney failure. Responsibilities include:
* 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.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who produces recordings of electromotive variations in patient's heart muscle, using electrocardiograph (ECG), to provide data for diagnosis of heart ailments. Responsibilities include:
* Attaches electrodes to chest, arms, and legs of patient.
* Connects electrode leads to electrocardiograph and starts machine.
* Moves electrodes along specified area of chest to produce electrocardiogram that records electromotive variations occurring in different areas of heart muscle.
* Monitors electrocardiogram for abnormal patterns.
* Keys information into machine or marks tracing to indicate positions of chest electrodes.
* Replenishes supply of paper and ink in machine and reports malfunctions.
* Edits and forwards final test results to attending physician for analysis and interpretation.
* May attach electrodes of Holter monitor (electrocardiograph) to patient to record data over extended period of time.
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A professional who measures electrical activity of brain waves, using electroencephalograph (EEG) instrument, and conducts evoked potential response tests for use in diagnosis of brain and nervous system disorders. Responsibilities include:
* Measures patient's head and other body parts, using tape measure, and marks points where electrodes are to be placed.
* Attaches electrodes to predetermined locations, and verifies functioning of electrodes and recording instrument.
* Operates recording instruments (EEG and evoked potentials) and supplemental equipment and chooses settings for optimal viewing of nervous system.
* Records montage (electrode combination) and instrument settings, and observes and notes patient's behavior during test.
* Conducts visual, auditory, and somatosensory evoked potential response tests to measure latency of response to stimuli.
* Writes technical reports summarizing test results to assist physician in diagnosis of brain disorders.
* May perform other physiological tests, such as electrocardiogram, electrooculogram, and ambulatory electroencephalogram.
* May perform video monitoring of patient's actions during test.
* May monitor patient during surgery, using EEG or evoked potential instrument.
* May supervise other technologists and be known as Chief Electroencephalographic Technologist.
Industry:Professional careers
