Neurodiagnostic Technologists

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1. 01Indicate artifacts or interferences derived from sources outside of the brain, such as poor electrode contact or patient movement, on electroneurodiagnostic recordings.
2. 02Monitor patients during tests or surgeries, using electroencephalographs (EEG), evoked potential (EP) instruments, or video recording equipment.
3. 03Conduct tests or studies such as electroencephalography (EEG), polysomnography (PSG), nerve conduction studies (NCS), electromyography (EMG), and intraoperative monitoring (IOM).
4. 04Collect patients' medical information needed to customize tests.
5. 05Explain testing procedures to patients, answering questions or reassuring patients, as needed.
6. 06Set up, program, or record montages or electrical combinations when testing peripheral nerve, spinal cord, subcortical, or cortical responses.
7. 07Summarize technical data to assist physicians to diagnose brain, sleep, or nervous system disorders.
8. 08Conduct tests to determine cerebral death, the absence of brain activity, or the probability of recovery from a coma.
9. 09Attach electrodes to patients, using adhesives.
10. 10Measure patients' body parts and mark locations where electrodes are to be placed.
11. 11Submit reports to physicians summarizing test results.
12. 12Calibrate, troubleshoot, or repair equipment and correct malfunctions, as needed.

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