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| Domain | Definition |
Occupations | Performs pulmonary-function, lung-capacity, diffusion capacity, and blood-and-oxygen tests to gather data for use by physician in diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary disorders: Confers with patient in treatment room to explain test procedures. Explains specified methods of breathing to patient and conducts pulmonary-function tests, such as helium dilution and pulmonary mechanics (flow of air rate in lungs), arterial blood gas analyses, and lung-capacity tests, such as vital capacity and maximum breathing capacity tests, using spirometer or other equipment. Measures expired air, using various analyzers. Observes and records readings on metering devices of analysis equipment, and conveys findings of tests and analyses to physician for interpretation. May perform blood analysis tests to measure such factors as oxygen and carbon dioxide tensions, hemoglobin saturation and levels, and pH of blood, using blood gas analyzer. May measure sweat chloride to test for cystic fibrosis, using computerized analyzer. May assist physician in special procedures such as bronchoscopy. (references) |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)50 55 4C 4D 4F 4E 41 52 59 2D 46 55 4E 43 54 49 4F 4E 54 45 43 48 4E 4F 4C 4F 47 49 53 |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010000 01010101 01001100 01001101 01001111 01001110 01000001 01010010 01011001 00101101 01000110 01010101 01001110 01000011 01010100 01001001 01001111 01001110 00100000 01010100 01000101 01000011 01001000 01001110 01001111 01001100 01001111 01000111 01001001 01010011 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)P U L M O N A R Y - F U N C T I O N   T E C H N O L O G I S |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0050 0055 004C 004D 004F 004E 0041 0052 0059 002D 0046 0055 004E 0043 0054 0049 004F 004E 0054 0045 0043 0048 004E 004F 004C 004F 0047 0049 0053 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)50554647494835525915405548375443494825439374248494649414353 |
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