Fresenius Medical Care 2008T Operator's Manual page 48

Chapter 2—Daily Preparation for Treatment
6. After the concentrate displayed is correct, verify that the Base Na+ and Bicarbonate are
as prescribed. Press the CONFIRM key, and then select the Home screen-button.
7. If a liquid bicarbonate is to be used for the treatment, insert the bicarbonate concentrate
(blue) connector into a central bicarbonate supply or a jug containing sufficient
bicarbonate concentrate for an entire treatment. Again, be sure the jug contains enough
concentrate for the entire treatment.
Note: If the dry bicarbonate powder in the bibag disposable will instead be the bicarbonate
source, do not pull the blue bicarbonate connector out of your machine's bicarbonate port.
Doing so will stop the flow to and from the bibag disposable.
Note: Dialysate flow must be ON in order to fill the bibag disposable with heated water.
Note: The bibag disposable contains a fixed volume of bicarbonate powder. Refer to the run
time tables on page 244 to verify that enough run time (including any set-up time and
potential pre-treatment delays) is available to complete a treatment using one bag.
When the machine is ready (water at minimum temperature and no air in the hydraulics), it
will begin mixing the concentrates. If a bibag disposable is connected, the machine will then
fill the bag with heated water to be used as a bicarbonate concentrate for dialysate production.
The machine's conductivity and temperature readings should stabilize within ten minutes.
While the 2008T hemodialysis machine is preparing the dialysate, the bloodlines may be set
up. Turn to the next page for instructions on preparing the extracorporeal blood circuit.
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