Diploma in Dialysis Technology (DDT)
Renal Dialysis is a medical procedure that acts as an artificial kidney by removing waste from the blood and excess fluids from the body when kidney failure or disease prevents them from doing so. Dialysis technicians are responsible for operating the machines that do this and monitoring the patient undergoing treatment. Now a days renal dialysis has much scope, as prevalence of Diabetes mellitus is increasing, and so do the complication of Diabetes is Renal failure.
Objectives
To train students to work as dialysis technicians and assist nephrologist in their duties. To train Student to undertake hemodialysis treatment on patients with end stage and acute renal failure. To get understanding of various drugs used in anesthesia including their side effects, toxicity, doses of administration, proper administration and utilization. To train students to provide airway ventilation and cardio pulmonary resuscitation when necessary.
| SUBJECTS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| FIRST YEAR | SECOND YEAR | ||
| Paper I | ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY | Paper I | PATHOLOGY & PHARMACOLOGY |
| Paper II | BIOCHEMISTRY | Paper II | DIALYSIS CONCENTRATES AND DIALYSIS REPROCESSING |
| Paper III | PATIENT SAFETY & INFECTION CONTROL | Paper III | APPLIED RENAL DIALYSIS TECHNOLOGY |
| Paper IV | INTRODUCTION TO RENAL DIALYSIS TECHNOLOGY | Paper IV | BASICS IN RENAL DIALYSIS TECHNOLOGY |
| Paper V | THE DIALYZER, DIALYSIS EQUIPMENTS AND MACHINES | Paper V | RENAL DISEASE AND ITS MANAGEMENT & INTRODUCTION TO PERITONEAL AND HEMODIALYSIS |
Extra Topic for First year: Basic Communication Skills (Soft Skills)
Knowledge & Skills
- Knowledge of Anatomy & Pharmacology
- Preparation of Dialysis Machine and Dialysis Circuit
- Monitor all The Parameters in Machine (Temp, Conductivity, Tmp, Vp Etc)
- Check /monitor Vitals of the Patients
- Reprocessing of Dialyzer
- Total Patient Care on Dialysis
- Monitor and Manage Machine Alarms
- Preparation of Chemicals
- Vascular Access – Type, Care, Cannulation etc.
- Material Management – Dialysis
- Monitor and Manage Water Treatment Plant
- Knowledge of Principles and Practice of Peritoneal and Hemodialysis
- Knowledge of Renal Diseases and Management
- Take Patients’ Medical Histories
- Perform CPR
- Be a part of the Code Blue Team
- Carry out Important Investigations and do Basic Interpretation of their Results
- Documentation Management for Accreditations and Certifications
- Patient Safety & Emergency Codes
- Infection Control
- Isolation Practices
Employability
- Assistant Dialysis Technician
- Assistant Critical Care Technician
- Executive – AR & Medical Billing
Dialysis Technology
- Eligibility
- Stream
- Minimum Marks
- Duration
- Internship
- Class 10 + 2
- Science, Arts, Commerce
- 40%
- 2 Years
- 6 Months