NDTP

Students will study the central nervous system through dissection, visual examination and analysis. Primary emphasis will be placed on the clinical correlation of NDT procedures with neuro-anatomical and physiological aspects. Students will become familiar with lab protocols and safety procedures and, through hands on experience, will learn the intricacies of the mammalian brain and how it may be affected by a myriad of neurological diseases.

Students will prepare to perform routine and advanced studies at the clinical sites, including proper performance of activation procedures. Students will also recognize patterns at various machine settings, and supply clinical correlation to the disease process, patient’s clinical presentation, and the patterns displayed.

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 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.

In NDT Pattern Recognition, students will learn to recognize various EEG patterns seen during routine and advanced studies, including responses to activation procedures. Students will also recognize patterns at different machine settings. Students will supply clinical correlation to the disease process, patient’s clinical presentation and the patterns displayed.

In this course, students will study the structure and function of the brain, spine, and the central nervous system. Primary emphasis will be placed on the clinical correlation of NDT procedures with neuro-anatomical and physiological aspects.

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 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.

Neurodiagnostics I covers the basics of Electroencephalography. The student will be introduced to the basic rhythms with appropriate frequency ranges, amplitudes, morphology and clinical significance. Theory and application of various concepts, techniques, and data analysis for clinical electroencephalographs will be covered. Students will become familiar with the specific neurodiagnostic verbiage and the interpretation of the patient medical record documentation and special EEG procedures.

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.

Neurodiagnostics II offers a deeper insight into Neurodiagnostic Technology. The student will study normal and abnormal functional neuro-anatomical and physiological correlation to various illnesses and neurological disease processes, disorders and the integration of the electroencephalographic patterns. The student will learn the maturational patterns from the neonate to geriatric. In the lab component, the student will learn about the various techniques for routine

studies and advanced studies for specific diagnosis such as special electrode applications, montage variations, with the use of the varied filters and settings on the NDT machines. Medication and the effect it has on the NDT procedures will also be studied.

This course emphasizes preparation for the national registry exam in EEG. The course encompasses a variety of professional skills and concepts in preparation for the R. EEG T. certification by ABRET that includes ASET and ABRET board preparation material. The course prepares NDT students to be successful and productive members of the allied health workforce and examines employability skills.

NDT Clinical Experience I provides an employment-like atmosphere at a clinical site under direct supervision by a clinical professional. This course provides a health-related, work-based learning experience that enables the student to apply specialized occupational theory, skills, and concepts within the field of Neurodiagnostics. This course also includes didactic sessions in which students discuss and demonstrate studies they have performed during their clinical experience.

NDT Clinical Experience II provides an employment-like atmosphere at a clinical site under direct supervision by a clinical professional. Building off NDT Clinical Experience I, this course provides a health-related, work-based learning experience that enables the student to apply specialized occupational theory, skills, and concepts within the field of Neurodiagnostics. This course also includes didactic sessions in which students discuss and demonstrate studies they have performed during their clinical experience.

In NDT Advanced Procedures I students will learn the basic principles, application, and evaluation of advanced Neurodiagnostic testing procedures including Long Term Monitoring (LTM) and Intraoperative Neurophysiological Monitoring (IONM).

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.