Preparing the machine – manual priming
In manual priming the operator is in charge of the priming process. Priming of the
blood side of the circuit can start as soon as the blood pump button is flashing,
and the blood lines have been attached. In this case, the caps from the dialyzer
blood ports should be moved to the dialyzer fluid ports to prevent spillage.
Alternatively, priming can also be delayed so that it is completed once the
machine has reached full conductivity, as displayed by the green flow path. In this
situation the dialysis fluid tubes of the machine can be connected to the dialyzer,
while remaining in bypass, allowing the blood side priming to be started and
preventing spillage. The dialyzer is then rotated and the machine taken out of
bypass at the appropriate point
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