PSG3004 — Sleep Disorders Technician
This course is designed to prepare individuals for employment as technicians in sleep disorder clinics. The course focuses on sleep disorders, medical terminology and sleep theory. Course topics include understanding respiratory, cardiovascular and nervous systems terminology, understanding sleep stage scoring, record review, respiratory events, respiratory abnormalities and treatment, EKG interpretation, electrode application and sleep pharmacology, using CPR in a sleep clinic setting and understanding sleep disorder computer applications for record reporting and review. Upon completion, student may be eligible to apply to take the examination offered by the Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologists.