END 2585 - Lab for Polysomnography

0 Cr. Hr(s).
Lab for the fundamentals of polysomnography including assessing normal and abnormal sleep disorders, integrating the physiologic functions of nervous, respiratory, and cardiovascular systems. Recording sleep apnea montage, placement and calibration of diagnostic, electrodes, and associated equipment. Emphasis on monitoring, diagnosis, scoring, and treatment of sleep disorders. Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) and Bilevel Positive Airway Pressures equipment, artifact and troubleshooting of sleep montage results. The course is designed to assist the Polysomnography Certificate Program in meeting the minimum expectation “to prepare competent entry-level polysomnographic technologists in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains.”
Corequisite(s): END 2550