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Recording EEG's
Perform an EEG IAW PCL 5.3
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03/28/2011

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Hair/Scalp
Definition
A. Must be Clean and dry
B. Free of hairspray and conditioners
C. No grease/oils
D. Have patient wash hair morning of or night befor
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Instructions for patient
Definition
A. No use of coffeine or alcohol
B. Eat breakfast
C. Take prescribed medication/ sedations as instructed
D. Sleep deprived patients must be awake 24 hours prior
E. BE ON TIME FOR PROCEDURE!!
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What are the 4 preliminary procedures?
Definition
1. Review consult
2. Preparerecording room
3.prepare headset area
4. Technologist report
Term
What are the 6 steps to a patient interview?
Definition
1. Receive and introduce yourself
2.Obtain patient medical history
3.Explain procedure to patient
4.Apply electrodes IAW the I10-20 system
5.Replace or reposition electrode if nessisary.
6.Documentation of electrode repositioning.
Term
What are two important things to consider when obtaining a patients medical history?
Definition
1. That it stay confidential
2.Utilize procedures/question per history
Term
Electrode replacement or repositioning involves what?
Definition
1. moving the homologous electrode
2. Indicate change on montage label
3. If patient has any scalp abnormalities such as head bandages, scalp lesions, sutures scar tissues.
Term
What 3 things should be documented when an electrode is repostioned?
Definition
1. Headstamp area
2. Technologist report
3. Physician report
Term
Calibrating the instrument invalves what?
Definition
1.Annotate all control settings
2.Performing at least 4 compleat sets of square wave cal
3.Verifying integrity of cal signal
4.Correct and note all errors that cannot be fixed
Term
performing Bio-cal invalves what?
Definition
1.Long distance array: FP1- O2
2.Annotate settings
3.Must be at least 10 sec. in length in one epoch
Term
What is the Longitudinal Bipolar (LB) also refered to as?
Definition
Activation montage
Term
Which montage is done first?
Definition
Longitudinal Bipolar (LB)
Term
On anolog machines, what side of the papor does the montages begin and end?
Definition
after up flap
Term
What should you annotate at the start of each montage?
Definition
1.All controle setings
2.name of montage
3.A pen/tape mark
4.Label montage on head-stamp
5.All special monitering channels
6.Patients position (LOC,E/C or E/O, ect, ect)
Term
What does Bio-polar montage use when labeled on the head-stamp?
Definition
#'s, and arrows
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What does Reference montage use when labeled on the head-stamp?
Definition
Crosses and #'s
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10 sec. into every montage you should engage what?
Definition
The electrode test
Term
Wile Performing the electrode test, you should do what?
Definition
Annotate E/T and correct and hight impedences if any and re-do test.
Term
After recording for one minit without disturbing the patient, what 2 things whill be performed next?
Definition
Eyes open and eyes closed and eye movment.
Term
Befor performing E/C and E/O, how meny seconds into the upflap should you wate?
Definition
5 sec.
Term
What will E/o and E/c verify on the test?
Definition
Alpha attenuation
Term
How long should you record for between E/O and E/C and the Eye movment proceideure?
Definition
10 sec.
Term
What is done when performing the eye movment procedure?
Definition
1.Have patient blink 5x
2.Annotate blinking
3.It verifies EOG channels
Term
What is performed after the eye movment procedier?
Definition
The mental alert procedur
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How is the mental alert procedure done?
Definition
1.Annotat "MA" on the up-flap
2.Mark up flap with two marks
3Ask pt a series of questions one every 10 seconds.
Term
How long should you recorde for befor Hyperventilation?
Definition
3 minits
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