Maricopa Community Colleges  EEG203   19946-19982 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 04/28/92
EEG203 19946-19982 LAB 1 Credit(s) 5 Period(s)
Intermediate EEG Skills II
Clinical application of EEG(Electroneurodiagnostic), with emphasis on actual patient testing. Prerequisites: (EEG116 or HLP116) and EEG130, or permission of program director/coordinator. Corequisites: EEG201, EEG202, and EEG204.
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
EEG203   19946-19982 Intermediate EEG Skills II
1. List and identify EEG frequencies. (I)
2. Identify and describe normal adult EEG. (II, III)
3. Adjust testing parameters when appropriate. (IV)
4. Elicit and document activation procedures. (V)
5. Assist with portable/ICU testing. (VI)
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EEG203   19946-19982 Intermediate EEG Skills II
    I. EEG Frequency Bands
        A. Four frequency ranges
        B. Background rhythm
        C. Sharp/slow/spike waves
      II. Normal Adult Waking EEG
          A. Background rhythm, eyes open and closed
          B. Frontal and temporal frequencies
          C. Orientation
          D. Common normal variants
            1. Mu rhythm
            2. Lambda waves
            3. Split/skewed alpha
            4. Low voltage beta recording
        III. Normal Adult Sleep EEG
            A. Sleep stages - definitions
            B. Lambdoids/POSTS
            C. V-waves
            D. K-complexes
            E. Sleep spindles
          IV. Normal Parameter Changes
              A. High frequency filter
              B. Low frequency filter
              C. 60 Hz filter
              D. Sensitivity
            V. Activation Procedures
                A. Patient rapport - eliciting cooperation
                B. Photic stimulation
                  1. Correct frequencies and documentation
                  2. Contraindications
                C. Hyperventilation
                  1. Documentation
                  2. Contraindications
              VI. Portable/ICU testing
                  A. Placement estimation
                  B. Infection control techniques
                  C. Artifact recognition
                  D. Rapport with nursing personnel
                  E. Extract history from patient chart
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