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HOLTER SCANNING TECHNICIAN

Specialty Definition: HOLTER SCANNING TECHNICIAN

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Analyzes data from cardiac-function monitoring device (Holter monitor) worn by patient for use in diagnosis of cardiovascular disorders: Places magnetic tape or cassette from Holter monitor worn by patient in scanner and starts scanner that produces audio and visual representation of heart activity. Adjusts scanner controls that regulate taped sounds associated with heart activity and focus video representation of sounds on scanner screen. Observes scanner screen to identify irregularities in patient cardiac patterns, utilizing knowledge of regular and irregular cardiac-function patterns, or verifies data provided by computer program that automatically scans, analyzes, identifies, and prints irregular heart patterns. Prints sections of abnormal heart patterns or full disclosure tape for physician. Analyzes information in patient diary to identify incidents that correspond to heart pattern irregularities detected on heart monitor. Records findings on report form and forwards tapes, form, patient diary, and printouts of heart patterns to interpreting physician. May attach electrodes to patient's chest and connect electrodes to heart monitor, following standard procedure. May measure distances between peaks and valleys of heart activity patterns, using calipers, to obtain data for further analysis. May perform other diagnostic procedures, such as electrocardiography and stress testing, to aid in medical evaluation of patient. (references)

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

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Alternative Orthography: HOLTER SCANNING TECHNICIAN


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

48 4F 4C 54 45 52      53 43 41 4E 4E 49 4E 47      54 45 43 48 4E 49 43 49 41 4E

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

        

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

01001000 01001111 01001100 01010100 01000101 01010010 00100000 01010011 01000011 01000001 01001110 01001110 01001001 01001110 01000111 00100000 01010100 01000101 01000011 01001000 01001110 01001001 01000011 01001001 01000001 01001110

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#72 &#79 &#76 &#84 &#69 &#82 &#32 &#83 &#67 &#65 &#78 &#78 &#73 &#78 &#71 &#32 &#84 &#69 &#67 &#72 &#78 &#73 &#67 &#73 &#65 &#78

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0048 004F 004C 0054 0045 0052      0053 0043 0041 004E 004E 0049 004E 0047      0054 0045 0043 0048 004E 0049 0043 0049 0041 004E

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

42494654395225337354848434841254393742484337433548

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