2020-2021 Catalog and Student Handbook 
    
    Apr 23, 2024  
2020-2021 Catalog and Student Handbook [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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CRS 421 - Essentials of Sleep


Credits: 3
Description
Emphasizes skill development in polysomnography. Introduction to sleep disorders, including monitoring techniques and instrumentation. Documentation of laboratory experience is required. Optional concentration on polysomnography in CRS 422  and CRS 425  as Corequisite will prepare student for the NBRC Sleep Diagnostic Specialist exam.

Student Learning Outcomes
  1. Summarize characteristics of normal sleep and sleep disorders
  2. Discriminate between varying sleep stages and abnormal events by submitting patient sleep documentation with stages/events identified an scored
  3. Summarize patient processing from screening through billing, equipment ordering and follow-up
  4. Submit video documentation of proficiency in laboratory skills, including patient education and debriefing, patient electrode hookup, verbal description of selected montage and mask-fitting
  5. Summarize utility of various channels including location of electrode and corresponding pathologies commonly identified from channel interpretations
  6. Summarize list of potential artifacts; assess potential impact of improper identification
  7. Summarize various treatment modalities (CPAP, BiBAP) and commonly seen EKG changes

Prerequisite: Admission to the Bachelor of Applied Science Cardiorespiratory Sciences degree program



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