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Neurodiagnostic Technologists

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work_healthcare_practitioners/neurodiagnostic_technologists

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Indicate artifacts or interferences derived from sources outside of the brain, such as poor electrode contact or patient movement, on electroneurodiagnostic recordings.

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Monitor patients during tests or surgeries, using electroencephalographs (EEG), evoked potential (EP) instruments, or video recording equipment.

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Conduct tests or studies such as electroencephalography (EEG), polysomnography (PSG), nerve conduction studies (NCS), electromyography (EMG), and intraoperative monitoring (IOM).

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Collect patients' medical information needed to customize tests.

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Explain testing procedures to patients, answering questions or reassuring patients, as needed.

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Set up, program, or record montages or electrical combinations when testing peripheral nerve, spinal cord, subcortical, or cortical responses.

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Summarize technical data to assist physicians to diagnose brain, sleep, or nervous system disorders.

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Conduct tests to determine cerebral death, the absence of brain activity, or the probability of recovery from a coma.

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Attach electrodes to patients, using adhesives.

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Measure patients' body parts and mark locations where electrodes are to be placed.

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Submit reports to physicians summarizing test results.

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Calibrate, troubleshoot, or repair equipment and correct malfunctions, as needed.

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Adjust equipment to optimize viewing of the nervous system.

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Measure visual, auditory, or somatosensory evoked potentials (EPs) to determine responses to stimuli.

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Assist in training technicians, medical students, residents, or other staff members.

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Participate in research projects, conferences, or technical meetings.