NDTP

Students learn the application/evaluation of evoked potential testing, emphasizing the Brainstem Auditory Evoked Responses (BAER), Visual Evoked Responses (VER), and SomatoSensory Evoked Responses (SSEP) studies, and intraoperative monitoring (IONM). The Evoked Potentials class lab component includes the use of appropriate instrumentation, signal averaging, amplifiers, filter settings, electrode placement, patient assessment, stimulation settings, and clinical correlation to the disease process.

Students are familiarized with nerve conduction velocity study techniques and methods. The lab component for this class includes electrode placement, patient assessment, electromyography, amplifiers, filter settings, stimulator settings, and clinical correlation to the disease process.

Students study, examine and dissect the brain, spine and the central nervous system. Primary emphasis will be placed on the clinical correlation of END procedures with the neuroanatomical and physiological aspects.

This course provides a study of drug classifications, actions, therapeutic uses, adverse effects, methods of administration, client education, and calculation of dosages.

Provides employment-like atmosphere at a clinical site with health-related, work-based experience that enables students to apply specialized occupational theory, skills, and concepts within the field. Direct supervision is provided by clinical professional.

This course covers basic electroencephalography. Students are introduced to basic rhythms with appropriate frequency ranges, amplitudes, morphology, and clinical significance. Theory and application of electrical concepts, recording techniques, and data analysis are introduced as well as descriptions of the analog and digital recording systems including power supply, electrodes, differential amplifier concepts, filters (high, low and 60-Hz), electrical safety, input and output, sensitivity, calibration, and the established standards for clinical electroencephalographs. Lab emphasizes patient hook-up, history taking, handling of patients, instrumentation, pattern recognition, activation procedures, artifacts, safety, OSHA, JCAHO, CoA NDT, CPR, infection control, disaster plans, policy and procedure manuals, chemical use and storage, and clinical correlation of the EEG findings in the neurological disease process. Students become familiar with medical terminology, including specific neurodiagnostic verbiage and interpretation of patient medical record documentation, and special EEG procedures.

This course emphasizes preparation for the national registry exam in EEG. An oral/practical exam and comprehensive exams are completed. The course prepares NDT students to be successful and productive members of the allied health workforce. This course encompasses a variety of professional skills and concepts, completes the documentation to participate in final preparations for certification by ABRET, and examines employability skills. Students present and discuss case studies. Course content includes the international boards.

This course offers deeper insight into neurodiagnostics. Students study normal and abnormal functional neuro-anatomical and physiological correlation to various illnesses and neurological disease processes, disorders, and integration of the electroencephalographic patterns. Students learn maturational patterns from neonate to geriatric. In the lab, students learn about various techniques for routine and advanced studies for specific diagnosis such as special electrode applications and montage variations, with use of various filters and settings on NDT machines. Medication and its effects on NDT procedures will also be studied.

This course builds on the clinical skills acquired in the previous NDT Clinical Experience I course. This health-related, work-based learning experience enables students to apply specialized occupational theory, skills, and concepts within the field. Direct supervision is provided by the clinical professional.